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Athens

One of the Ancient Greek city states, Athens has become the Capitol of Greece. It was home to Plato and Aristotle as well as a center of cultural activity up to the modern day.

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How did social structure of ancient Athens impact its political structure?

Initially the citizens were structured according to their financial worth mlisted in the numbers of measures of produce they produces - 500 measure-men, 300 measures, 200 measures. Those below the 200 measures could not sustain a family and were workmen andnot citizens. With the coming of the democracy, ll those who could prove Athenian birth to their tribe t the age of 18 were citizens, regardless of their financial status, and could gain a living as sailors in the fleet, garrisons in the Athenian empire, and in the public service jobs and courts which proliferates, financed by the empire it created after the Persian War.

To the Athenians the courts were political, and ran on several juries of 500 each day. Then there was the Council of 500, the 20,000 in the warships and 10,000 in the garrisons - plenty of work for everyone, all finances by money forced from the 180 cities of the Athenian empire. And the citizens still at home met in fortnightly assembly to direct the conduct of affairs, which was then carried out by the Council of 500. And to underpin all this were about 70,000 slaves, nearly a quarter of Athens' population.

Who was in charge of ancient Athens?

The Tyrants were in charge of Athens

Why are men more important then ladies in Sparta and Athens?

Women were not more important then men were in Sparta and Athens. Men just had a lot of pride in the selfs and thought that the woman should not be treated as well. They just plain had to much pride in themselfs.

What is the cell mostly made up of?

Most of the cells are made of mostly cytoplasm. It contains all the living material in a cell except for the nucleus. This gel-like area of the cell contains the chemicals needed by the cell. It resembles the white part of a raw egg. This is where most of the activities take place, as it contains all of the other cells parts, or organelles.

3 Why was Sparta unable to successfully besiege Athens?

Athens was able to beat Sparta because they had a bettter naval unit than the Spartins

What are good points of living in ancient Athens?

I think that Athens would be a best place to live in ancient Greece because of their government. It allows the citizens to make decisions. In Athens the government is a democracy. They had one leader also they had a council of 500 people that help make decisions. I think because there government is a democracy that is controlled by the people the things that the citizens want to happen would happen and that would benefit for everyone. They had three branches of government legislative, executive and judicial just like us now and that seems to work really well. A other reason I would like to live in Athens is the education for boys. In Athens boys get to learn to read, write, play music, write poetry and to speak publicly. They also had military training for fitness. A other reason I would like to live there instead of Sparta is because they had extensive trade and Sparta had very little to no trade.

The city of Athens was named for .?

Athens was named after Athena, the patron goddess of the city. She and Poseidon fought over who would be patron, and in the end, they had a competition. They both had to create a gift to give to the Athenians, and whoever had the better gift won. Poseidon made a salt water spring (being the god of the seas) and Athena created the olive tree. Needless to say, she won.

How are women in the Iroquois Confederacy and Women in ancient Athens alike?

They aren't really alike but, there is one thing : They both can't vote.

How old is Athens?

Around 3,000 years old. No exact birth date for the city of Greece.

How are Sparta and Athens alike?

How are Sparta and Athens alike?-Located in Europe

- Located in Greece

- Both are polis, or city states of ancient Greece

- Had Slaves

-Belived in same gods

- are storngest city states of ancient Greece

- Both attended at the ancient Olympic

- Fought in the Persian war

- Had colonies

- Had allies throughout Greece

What is the difference between ancient Athens and Sparta?

The difference is that they were in a war, of couse one lost and one won. Can you guess which one lost?

a. Spartas

b. Athens

If you said Athens, you are correct. The athens ruled for many years. Then Sparta came and kicked their butts in the war!

AncientGreekGirl :)

What were some factors that weakened athens?

1.. The women in Athens could not go to school, have a job, or be paid money because they did not have freedom.

2. In Athens women got beaten by men

3. Athens had few allies because they destroyed an island because they denied to pay high taxes that were required for Athens.

4. The people of Athens were in debt to the Spartan army for saving them from the Persian army.

5. Athens men slacked off and let other city-states fight their wars while they enjoyed their leisure time doing educational things and did not prepare them for war.

6. Athens army was weak. They could only defend the city when they were by the sea

7. Athens let their people grow big and be unhealthy and obese

8. Athens had to do harder things to get power because it was known of their armies weaknesses

9. After they realized they could pay themselves out of their own treasury Athens self destructed