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What was life for Spartan women and for Athenian women?
Some women owned land in Sparta and ran their household when their husbands are gone. In Athens girls got almost no education and only a few girls learned how to read and write otherwise they were like Sparta but kept at home in virtual purdah.
How were Athens and Sparta city states different?
Sparta had a conquered territory which was far greater than that or other Greek cities, including Athens, except when the latter briefly got itself an empire. Sparta had a limited democracy, where the citizens voted on motions placed before them by the magistrates. Athens had a fifty-year era of direct democracy where the citizens voted and the magistrates implemented. However this then reverted to the limited democracy maintained by the Spartans and others. Spartan women had considerable freedoms. In Athens women were kept in virtual purdah, running the household and raising children. Sparta was conservative in its approach to other city-states, avoiding conflict as much as it could, but exercising its power when forced to. Athenians were adventurous, taking advantage of any opportunity which presented to extend its influence and power.
What ended the golden age in Greece?
The war that ended the Golden Age was the Peloponnesian War
Why Sparta was so strong?
Sparta is so strong because they worked on their army do much that they got really strong
What did the ancient Greeks do when they did not have enough farmland to feed themselves?
Depends on the city-state. Most city-states (predominantly Athens) were engaged in trade with places from all over the world to keep a supply of grain and other supplies. Others, like Sparta, conquered other lands and got food from them.
What is the difference between Sparta and Athens.?
The difference between Sparta and Athens is that in Sparta, the ruling government was a military government, while in Athens, the ruling government was a democracy. In Sparta, the people focus on military matters. That is because of the fear of an uprising by their helots. In Athens, a democracy ruled. People voted on many matters such as which one they thought was the most dangerous to their testate and even military and naval expeditions against rival statutes. The different arts such as sculpture and poetry also flourished more in Athens. Athenians believed that one should also focus themselves on matters other than military ones. Athens focused on trades, technologies, civilizations, studies,... while Sparta focused on the military. That's why Spartan warriors were the most fierce warriors in Ancient Greece. Athens also treated their children differently. For example: Boys were taught reading, writing, mathematics, music, poetry, and sports. While in Sparta, they took them away from their parents at 7 yrs. old, to train for war. Further, in Sparta, both - boys and girls went to school, but in Athens, boys went to school but the girls did not, but attended basically, house work.
How does geography affect the developments of Athens and Sparta?
the Spartans did nothave enough land and the Athens had beautiful things and the Spartans got jealous.
Jobs for men in Athens and Sparta?
Men in Sparta fought, kept the city-state safe, and farmed. Men in Athens had schooling and got better jobs, but also fought during wars and battles.
Ports were busy with tradeAthens or Sparta?
only the Athens the Spartans had no trade (they were a milatary place)i got this from my text book
What is the sea south of Athens and Sparta?
* The Sea South of Athens is the Aegean Sea. Athens is located at the Argosaronikos Gulf. The ancient port of Athens is Pireaus, which today is a modern district of Athens an a big commercial habour.* Sparta on the other hand has got no sea at all. The nearest and most used in Antiquity is at the centre of Peloponissos and at southest point, and is the nowadays the city of Kalamata. The Greek town of Gytheio, often called sea port of Sparta, is located towards north western area of Gulf of Laconia, in Peloponnese. The sea in Gulf of Laconia, south of Sparta, is the Meditteranean Sea
What happened to Sparta after the Persian War?
After the Persian invasion was repelled, Sparta left the ongoing wars and turned its attention to controlling revolts by its large serf population. It headed the Peloponnesian League which came into conflict with Athens after the Persian war was over and Athens turned the Delian League it had led into the war into an empire of its own. This conflict led to the Peloponnesian War in which Athens was defeated and Sparta became the dominant power in the Greek world for the next 30 years, when the constant wars amongst the Greek city-states so weakened Sparta that it was displaced by Thebes, and faded out of power.
What were some of the differences between how the woman were treated in Sparta versus Athens?
Spartan women lived a life of reasonable eqality with the men, however they did not serve in the army or political life. Athenian women were kept in virtual purdah - kept at home on domestic tasks and getting out for an occasional womens' religious festival.
Which is better Sparta or Athens?
It depends if you are talking about which is stronger the answer would be that Sparta is stronger.They had a strong army but Athens had a better navy or if you want to know which has a better government or better education then the answer would be Athens.
Who dominted Greece after Persian Wars?
Initially Athens when it converted the cities it had led against Persia into an empire of its own. It over-reached itself and got into conflict with the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta, which defeated Athens and stripped it of its empire. Sparta was then dominant for 30 years until displaced by Thebes, then the rise of Macedonia brought the cities under its control.
How do you think a marathon got its name?
The name marathon comes from the Battle of Marathon. It was fought between Persia and Athens at Marathon, Greece. After the Greeks defeated the Persians, they sent a runner back to Athens to inform the Greeks of their victory. The distance between Marathon and Athens was around 25 to 26 kilometers. He burst into the assembly hall exclaiming Νενικήκαμεν (We have won!) then collapsed and died from exhaustion. This is just a legend.
What was life for Spartan women and for Athenian women?
Some women owned land in Sparta and ran their household when their husbands are gone. In Athens girls got almost no education and only a few girls learned how to read and write otherwise they were like Sparta but kept at home in virtual purdah.
What does the time line above show about the consequence of the Persian Wars?
hey however put this its from study island and i don't see a time line but the answer is The alliance between Athens and Sparta ended shortly after the wars. PS i got it wrong just for you lazy person
