Is woman and men raised for toughness a characteristic of Athens Sparta or both?
In Sparta both. In Athens, the men, with the women confined in the home doing domestic tasks.
Why can Athens be called a city of contrasts?
the peoples homes were simple but the governments were stately
How many levels of government are there in Athens?
In democratic Athens, just one - an assembly of the people every fortnight. The magistrates and generals carried out their directions.
Why did Athens Sparta and other Greek city-states band up to defeat Persia?
The Persians were sick and tired of the disruption caused by continuous fighting between the Greek city-states, with this spilling over into the Persian Empire, disrupting its peace and prosperity. They decided to bring these cities within the empire where they could be kept under control. Some of the Greek cities agreed to this, but the southern Greek cities opposed it and banded together to resist the takeover.
After the Persians failed, the Persians left them to go back to their usual destructive fighting each other.
What is the name of the mountains that separated Sparta and Athens?
There are several regional mountain groups across the Peloponnesus that separate Athens from Sparta including the Argolids, Arcadia, and Tsakonia.
There is a map that shows these regions. Note: As it is a medieval map, Sparta is not listed, but its location is very close to the listed city of Lacedaemon.
What is the different between Solon and Cleisthenes?
Solon was appointed to reduce class warfare in Athens at the beginning of the 5th Century BCE. The city-state was taken over by a tyrant to attempt to rectify the problems which Solon had not fixed, and after this regime was expelled Cleisthenes in 507 BCE took over to prevent a return of oligarch and established a democracy.
What kind of labor did ancient Athenians do?
An Athenian meant a citizen of Athens. To be a citizen you had to be of Athenean ancestry. Athenians didn't work. Being a citizen meant you shared in the profit of the silver mines. The work was done by slaves and their major job was working the crops.
What is a description of the rule of Draco the tyrant?
Draco was an Athenian statesman who first wrote down the laws of Athens, he was in no way a tyrant.
How were members of the boule selected to represent the city-state in Athens?
Each of the 10 tribes elected 50 of their members to represent them in the boule.
Why was the golden age of Athens marked by power wealth and art?
Because the Athens were powerful, wealthy, and they made a lot of amazing art
After the Peloponnesian War what happened to Athens?
It was stripped of its empire and became a second-rate power. It continued to engage in wars, shifting sides according to where its benefit lay. It was eventually taken under control by an expanding Macedonia.
Who was the ruler of Athens during its Golden Age?
Pericles was Athens ruler. He wanted to glorify Athens, which was one of his goals. He ruled until the Peloponnesian Wars occurred and a disease spread throughout Athens. Many died including Athens' leader Pericles!.
Another View:
Athens was a radical democracy - the citizens met in a fortnightly Assembly to consider laws and other propositions put before them by the Council. The Council implemented them.
In bringing propositions forward various leading citizens would address the Assembly. Pericles was a main one, and held considerable influence in swaying the Assembly - he had more wins than losses in this - but he definitely did not 'rule'. He thought of himself as First Citizen.
So the answer to the question is: The adult male citizens in Assembly.
Which substances is air mostly made up of?
Air is mostly made up of Nitrogen and the second most is oxygen. There are traces of other gases such as Argon, carbon dioxide water vapor and others.