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What were 3 ways in which economy of Athens and Sparta differed?
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Sparta had substantial territory, and was an agricultural economy. With limited land, Athens had to move into trade.
The Spartan workforce was comprised of serfs, who grew produce and gave half to the Spartan citizens. Athens had a mixed workforce of small farmers, tradesmen and traders, supplemented by the work of a large slave population.
Spartan citizens, supported by the serf contributions, spent their time in training for war to defend their country. Athens developed an empire which it milked to provide money to aggrandise Athens , maintain naval power as an enforcer over its empire, and to pay for half its citizens in public service jobs.
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How did soldiers in Athens and Sparta differ?
Sparta was stronger on land, Athens stronger by sea.
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.
What are some ways that Sparta and Rome's environment are different?
Sparta had acouple of hills, Rome had seven that protected Rome from attack.
In what ways was Sparta's government different?
1.It was an oligarchy not a democracy
Why did Sparta and Athens unite in the peloponnesian wars?
Sparta was a closed society, and losses of citizens in wars could not be replaced. These losses had been accumulating during the Peloponnese War in the 4th Century, and were compounded in the wars against the Theban confederation at Leuctra in 372 BCE, and Mantinea 362 BCE. As a consequence, as a rural community with a now low warrior strength, it simply didn't have the resources. Although Sparta joined with Arcadia and Achaea to block the pass at Thermopylae to prevent Philip of Macedon's push south, it subsequently decided it could no longer take the field with hostile neighbours Arcadia and Messenia (which Thebes had liberated from Spartan rule) threatening its territory. In consequence Sparta stayed at home as Philip overcame Greece.
What 2 ways are Athens and Sparta similar?
both had slaves
How did soldiers in Athens and Sparta differ?
Sparta was stronger on land, Athens stronger by sea.
What will be a good topic sentence for Athens and Sparta?
Ancient Greece was a fun place to be at!
How do you compare and contrast Athens and Sparta?
They could be differentiated by their government, ways of education, and population. the Spartans were more battle educated while Athens was more on phyloshophy and math
What were some ways that Athens and Sparta were like?
They are both city-states.the had the same language and religion. they both had slavery and the concept of citizenship.
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.
What are two ways the north and south differed by the 1850 s?
North began to develop more industry on commerce. By contrast, the south economy replied on plantation farming.
What are 3 ways that Sparta is similar to Athens?
Both are city states Both pick up children boys to go to the military Both were in Greece
What are 5 ways Athens and Sparta were the same and 5 ways they were different?
Well first the Athens government is a direct government. Sparta isn't. Athens ruled Ancient Greece for many years and were the most powerful group. Then during the Peloponnesian war, which was Sparta v.s the powerful Athens (in the 400's B.C) at the end, we ended with a new powerful group called Sparta. The Spartanians were so releaved and excited and Athenians so depressed. That is a big difference in Greek City-States government. Some similarities is that they both had citizens that had to be males, but a big difference between that is to be a citizen in Athenia, you had to be a male, but you had to have family in that city-state for 3 generations. In Sparta and other city-states you had to be also a male, but had to be born in that city-state which made a lot of Citizens. Thanks! AncientGreekGirl :)
How did Sparta gain a navy?
they chopped down wood, sawed it up, and made ships out of it. They lived on a peninsula, so they had plenty of water to sail them in and it helped them out in alot of ways, both with and against Athens
What two Greeks city-states represented two opposing ways of life within greek society?
The classics example is Sparta and Athens - they don't get much more different than these two. That said, every Greek state was different, there was no unified 'Greece' in a modern sense so each state, though having a shared language, gods etc, would contain differences.
Who had the most land Athens or Sparta?
Unlike Spartans, Athenians were more interested in building a democracy than building a military force.
