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Sparta
One of the city states of ancient Greece, Sparta was well known for its warrior culture.
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What were 3 ways in which economy of Athens and Sparta differed?
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.
Spartan Kings had little power except to?
Lead the Army and conducting religious services. Lead the Army and conducting religious services.
Why was Sparta very concerned about its military stregnth?
because they needed to make sure the helots (servants) didn't rebel against them because the helots outnumbered them greatly
Why is Menelaus go to the Elysian field instead of dying as other mortals do?
well... you should read the book The Odyssey by Homer
Who was the best example of greek democracy Athens or Sparta?
Sparta was a good example of limited democracy, Athens of radical democracy.
What was fought between Athens and Sparta?
The Peloponnesian War, 431 to 404 BC, was an ancient Greek war fought by Athens and its empire against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta.
Did Athens or Sparta have the Council of Elders?
Sparta was an aristocracy that had a Council of Elders. Athens was a democracy. It had a council too, of 500 men over 30 years old.
Why did Athens and Sparta fight over colonies?
Athens and Sparta did not fight over colonies. They did not have colonies to fight over. The Greek world comprised several hundred independent city-states.
How were Persians eventually able to defeat the Spartans?
The Persians did not defeat the Spartans. If you are talking about the engagement at Thermopylai, the Greek force holding the pass was evacuated and the Spartan element (King Leonidas' personal bodyguard) stayed behind to allow then to withdraw unscathed. They were eventually overwhelmed in carrying out this selfless sacrifice.
Citizens were freeborn land owning males who were 21-years-old and older, both of whose parents were Athenian. Everyone else was denied citizenship.
- In ancient Sparta, Krypteia or Crypteia was a state institution involving young Spartan men.
- Its goal and nature are still a matter of discussion and debate among historians. Some scholars consider the krypteia to be a kind of secret police and state security force organized by the ruling classes of Sparta. Others believe it to be a form of military training,
Did the Spartans have the right to vote?
Spartans had the right to vote in the Assembly, where they could show the Kings and Ephors the popularity of certain options presented to them by the Kings or Ephors.
How does Ancient Greece education effect us?
Not at all/ Children were educated in the home - the rich had tutors, the rest had parents to do it. A few of the brightest and richest could attend academies run by philosophers.
This is totally different from our universal education systems of primary, secondary, tertiary and trade facilities of today.
Who was the founder of Sparta?
The Dorians were the people who inhabited the land of Sparta. Six of their major city-states merged into one as their leaders all claimed they were descended from Herakles (aka Hercules). A man called Lycurgus created the Spartan way of life as they knew it sometime afterwards.
What athenian leader sank most of Persian fleet at salamis?
Themistocles was the Athenian leader who sank most of the Persian fleet at Salamis.
What city-states helped Athens in battle with Sparta?
About 180 city-states of Asia Minor and the Aegean islands called the Delian league, which ad been led by Athens against the Persian Empire, were converted into an empire of Athens after the Persian threat ended. Athens lived of the resources of these cities, and levied naval and land forces from them. This gave it the power to meddle in the affairs of other Greek city-states, leading to the devastating 27-year Peloponnesian War against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta.
