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Athens highly valued artists, writers, and architects, seeing them as essential to its cultural and intellectual life. The city was the center of literature, philosophy, and the arts, producing renowned figures like playwrights Aeschylus and Sophocles, and philosophers like Socrates. In contrast, Sparta placed less emphasis on the arts, focusing primarily on military prowess and discipline, which led to a more austere cultural environment. Therefore, while Athens celebrated artistic achievements, Sparta prioritized practical skills and social order over artistic expression.
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Wars of the Sparta and Athens?
the only war between Athens & Sparta is the pelioponnesion war where Sparta fought Athens because they thought they were too powerful. in the end Athens surrendered and Sparta then became the most powerful.
What was Athens main rivals?
One of Athens biggest rivals was Sparta.
Where helots located in the Athens or Sparta?
Sparta
Who fought in the Peloponnesus war?
Athens and its empire versus the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta.
Was dependence of sea a characteristic of Sparta or Athens?
Athens.
Who likes writers Sparta or Athens?
Athens liked writers but Sparta discouraged any activities such as writing, reading, singing, and and bascily anything other then sports or military.
Who has the most valued artist writers and architects Athens or Sparta?
When Athens established an empire over its allies in the wake of the Persian War, it had the money it extracted from then to spend on itself, and was able to use this on its own benefits and culture, and so was able to establish a strong cultural life. Sparta lived of its land, and could not. After Athens lost the Peloponnesian War, it was stripped of the empire whos funds it lavished on itself, and had to go back to thrifty living along with Sparta.
What enemies did Athens and Sparta have?
Athens was enemies with Sparta and Sparta was enemies with Athens
Who had a army centered life Athens or Sparta?
Sparta full-time. Athens part-time.
Did the Athens or Sparta have a democracy?
Sparta because they did not have as much freedom as Athens.
What city is farther north Athens or Sparta?
Athena
Did Sparta or Athens have a democracy?
Athens had a democracy; Sparta, an oligarchy.
What was different about Sparta and Athens?
they had different forms of government, Sparta had oligarchy while Athens had democracy. in Athens, you became a man when you turned 18, in Sparta you had to be 30. for money Athens had drachmas and Sparta had obols.
How were the government of Sparta and Athens different?
Athens's finnancial differences from Sparta were that Sparta had alot more gold and Athens had alot more credit.
Was Xerxes for Athens or Sparta?
Sparta
Who had an assembly Athens or Sparta?
sparta
Wars of the Sparta and Athens?
the only war between Athens & Sparta is the pelioponnesion war where Sparta fought Athens because they thought they were too powerful. in the end Athens surrendered and Sparta then became the most powerful.
