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What role did slaves play in Sparta and Athens?
Slaves in Athens were usd as farm workers, fishermen, servants, miners, prostitutes. Sparta did not have slaves - it had serfs who were free but delivered half their produce to the city-state. In both, they were required to serve as light infantry in the army when required.
What roles did slaves play in Athens?
Slavery played a huge role in ancient Athens. Slaves did most jobs, from working in the fields to building and mining. Slaves even made up most of Athens' police force. Slaves were not generally mistreated though, and even had some rights by law.
What role did Athens and Sparta play in the Persian?
because the gods were really mad at the people from Sparta that they decided to kill them all....so the Athens wins
What roles did Athens and Sparta play in the Peloponnesian War?
Athens was the maritime power and Sparta was the continental power. The war slogged on and off for over thirty years until Sparta finally gained superiority at sea, and a plague brought in form the Pontic grain ships killed possibly as many as one-third of the population of Athens, leaving it, almost literally, too weak to fight.
What are the main characteristics of Athens and Sparta?
Sparta had a more militaristic state than Athens. Sparta had all men training for the military at age seven and ending at age sixty (so basically their whole life was for the military). Also, Sparta valued women much more than Athens. In Athens, women had no rights at all and were only there to reproduce and to clean up after the men and manage the home. They also took care of the babies. Unlike the Sparta women who were allowed to have military training (but could not serve in the military), play sports, learn about the arts, go out in public, and own property/stores. Those from Sparta were descendants of the Dorian invaders, however those from Athens were descendants of the Ionians. Athens founded democracy, and believed that the individual was important, while Sparta believed in the state rather than the individual, with a government based on a oligarchic system. Sparta based their society on the repression of 'Helots' (slaves). Athens freed their slaves and abolished debt slavery.
What were woman's lives like in Athens and Sparta?
In Athens they were kept in purdah in the house rearing children and working in the house and garden. In Sparta, they were free to participate in daily life, play sports etc.
What roles did Athens play in the worship of Athena?
Athena was their patron goddess (Athens was named after Athens) so they asked her for prosperity, protection and success.
Comparing Athens and Sparta?
they have same city state,they have same weather,their chiildren play sport,and climate!@
What type of play made fun of daily life in Athens?
slaves
What are some of the differences between Sparta an Athens Name at least two of them?
1 differences are that Sparta allowed women to play sports but also wanted them 2 be independent, when Athens just wanted there women to stay inside and not do anything. they wanted the men to do everything
What did ancient Sparta think of Athens?
Athens' feelings towards Sparta could differ from person to person and most important from time period to time period. For example, the story of the Battle of Thermopylae was considered very heroic but sometimes Spartan culture was made fun of in plays but in the same play Spartans could be seen as admirable (Aristophanes' Lysistrata, for example).Also, of course, if Athens was at war with Sparta, they would have a much different opinion of them.But one thing that they were very known for was the fact that they were supposed to be very brief with their words with a dry wit, the etymology for the word "laconic" is a reference to Sparta.
What role did slavery play in ancient Greece?
It was a principal source of labour, eg a third of the population of Athens were slaves.
