Because it created the democratic form of government.
Sparta and Athens
Athens is the most important city in Greece because it is the capital.
The Parthenon was not a country, but a temple in Athens. There was no capital of the Parthenon in the sense of a capital city. However, Athens was arguably the most important city in Greece at the time-- which was not a united country, but a group of city-states. Athens was a polis (city state) like Sparta or Thebes.
Sparta i think
Athens, situated in harsh mountains, led to the development of the city-state mode of government. Due to the relative isolation, each city state was self governing for the most part. Athens was the birthplace for democracy.
The Athens emerged as the most powerful city-state in Greece.
Democracy
Sparta or Athens
No, Athens became the most powerful Greek city-state.
The people of her city, Athens, dedicated the most important Temple in Greece to her, The Parthenon.
Athens, Thebes, and Sparta were the three most powerful Greek City-States.
sparta and athens