Comparison of the greek city states athens and sparta. Comparison of men and women of athens and sparta 2038 words. Creately diagrams can be exported and added to word, ppt powerpoint, excel, visio or any other document. It was once breaking newsand that is how it is told in the greek news.
Athens is the capital and the largest city of greece. The valley of the eurotas is a natural fortress, bounded to the west by mt. They had a few things in common, and throughout history, they were at war with each other for domination and supremacy. An earthquake at sparta 464 bc, followed by a stubborn messenian revolt, greatly weakened sparta. This tolma the athenians evince as much in speech as in deeds. Aug 21, 2014 the religion of athens and sparta tajah trapier. Oct 18, 2019 a complete answer would take too long, so here is a brief version. In athens and attica, there were at least 150,000 athenians, around 50,000 aliens, and more than 100,000 slaves. Comparison between women in athens and sparta history essay. Sparta comparison athens role of athenian individual the role of the athenian individual was to serve themselves through government. Athens and sparta is a handbook to the study of fifth century bc greek history and society. In athens the government is run by the people so the governments only purpose is to serve the people unlike sparta. Boys had to begin military training at seven years old.
The delian league with athens and the peloponnesian league with sparta. Athens, after falling from grace, leaves a lasting monument to itself in the form of thought. The peloponnesian war 431404 bc was an ancient greek war fought by the delian league led by athens against the peloponnesian league led by sparta. One of them was the commander of the army and he could go to war with any country he chose. Women, children and slaves were considered below men.
Sparta now joins that tradition, infusing the classic narrative of the peloponnesian war with a take that is vibrant, modern, and above all, musical. Sparta was something of a stunted citystate, and never grew into a flourishing democracy with arts and music like the other cities did. This machine called a kleroterion was used to randomly pick citizens. Sparta relied on its huge army to enforce their laws. Throughout, cartledge also makes important comparisons with athens, helping us. Story suggested that the cities of athens and sparta were bitter rivals in ancient of a greece story development. Sparta was traditionally the great land power of the greek world and. A look at the differences and similarities of the laws and rulers in ancient athens and sparta.
In comparison, athens emphasis in their citystate was education and the arts. Sparta a beautiful town near the river evrotas, located in the centre of the peloponnese in southern greece, is the capital of the prefecture of lakonia. Athens and sparta, for example, were two of the most powerful cities of the mediterranean, but their economies were completely different. For example, sparta was harsh and a military based citystate. From a young age, boys were taken from their homes and taught to. Athens and sparta were the two leading powers in the classical greek world. Comparison and contributions the two bestknown societies in ancient greece were the spartans, and the athenians. Sparta when comparing power levels and womens rights, sparta was a leader in its time. More specifically, sparta was different in the way that they treated their women. Athens and sparta athens and sparta were the two largest greek citystates of the ancient world. Divination, royalty and insecurity in classical sparta. This theme is the relationship between social structure and political institutions.
By purchasing books through this website, you support our nonprofit organization. Women in classical athens and sparta roy rosenzweig center. Athens had a strong navy and sparta had a strong army. Peloponnesian war, when athens and sparta are jockeying for the moral. After the way, two leagues of alliances were formed. Religion did occupy a central role in this warrior society. Athens was known for education, fitness, art, literature, and.
Therefore the religion of sparta was polytheism, which means that the spartans believed in not just one god, buy many gods. Sparta and athens these two citystates have been credited for being the cradle of western civilization. This book is a good one to take with you if you plan to visit athens. Spartans who visited athens probably felt the same way. Sparta known in greek as sparti has a history which dates back to the neolithic period, at least 3,000 years before christ. In addition, the two citystates also had different values. The main focus for comparing athens and sparta is the comparative table below. Sparta, ancient capital of the laconia district of the southeastern peloponnese, southwestern greece. Similarities and differences of athens and sparta by prezi. Ancient sparta was built on the banks of the eurotas river, the main river of laconia, which provided it with a source of fresh water. Spartan and athenian women would compete in exercise and sports such as discus, gym and wrestling. The people of athens known as athenians believed in their own cultural superiority. Athens and sparta compare and contrast flashcards quizlet.
Athenian woman were treated quite appallingly compared to the. The people of athens loved to sit in the sun and discuss poetry or listen to the wise. Readers without much background in ancient history will have trouble appreciating the relationship between athens and persia, or the significance of a seaborne empire for athens struggle against sparta. May 11, 2012 a comparison of athens and sparta by nitinkapreley the greeks of ancient times were warrior tribes who had a common language but fought incessantly with each other struggling for the possession of the most rich and fertile lands.
Sparta is also one of a handful of ancient greek cities with enough. Although both athens and sparta were powerful greek citystates, they were very different. Ancient history encyclopedia receives a small commission for each book. Boys began drinking wine at the age of 3, and began school at 7. Sparta was an armed camp where people were soldiers for the sake of being soldiers. In the end a contest with athens came indirectly, provoked by corinthian fears of athenian imperialism. Jan 19, 2016 key difference athens vs sparta athens and sparta refer to two of the greatest cities of greece between which many differences can be identified in terms of the lifestyles and value systems. The presentation covers the difference in the educational states of the two cities athenian boys were educated in philosophy and music up to the age of 20, whereas spartan boys were trained to be warriors in brutal conditions. A comparison of sparta and athens 864 words 4 pages the age of greece was a wonderful time for immense accomplishments and discoveries in science, literature, art, language, philosophy, and many other fields of knowledge.
Sparta was, however, an ally with athens in the defence of greece against the invasion of persian king xerxes, and fought with distinction at thermopylae in 480 bce and at plataea one year later. In antiquity, the citystate was known as lacedaemon. Sparta and athens were polytheistic civilizations, but they preferred certain gods based on their morals and values. It is intended as a narrative history and a guidebook. Greek religion, the religious beliefs and practices of the ancient hellenes. Comparison of men and women of athens and sparta 2038. However, people in these two cities were very greatly. Men were responsible to get the crops grown and harvested, but everyone in the family helped, unless the family had slaves to do their work for them. The primary gods in ancient greece at the time were of course the olympians lead by the mighty zeus who was connected to all the olympian gods in some way, and the spartans followed the belief in the powerful olympians. The peloponnesian war in which athens fought sparta began in 431 b. Unlike the democratic athens, sparta was a monarchy citystate, ruled by two kings who shared responsibilities and power. Athens primarily celebrated athena, the god of wisdom, because athens valued intelligence and ideas. A comparison of athens and sparta by nitinkapreley the greeks of ancient times were warrior tribes who had a common language but fought incessantly with each other struggling for the possession of the most rich and fertile lands.
Athens unlike spartans, athenians were more interested in building a democracy than building a military force. Geographically they are very close to each other, but have sometimes had very different values, lifestyles, and cultures. Spartan religion the religion of spartan ancient spartan. While such behaviour continued in the wild, in the citiesin athens, at any. A few years later, athens tried to conquer sicily, but. Sparta is located in the region of laconia, in the southeastern peloponnese. I found these sections a bit thin in comparison to the careful treatment of specific statues, for example. Sparta, on the other hand, was built at the bottom of a deep valley, and used the surrounding mountains as a barrier against foreign thought. Religion in sparta, like in many societies, had a purpose to support the ideals of a militaristic society the spartan ideal. Athens and sparta both featured an elected assembly, but athens executive leaders, the archons, were also elected from the people, while sparta featured two kings that ruled until death, or until being forced out.
Both had a large amount of slaves 100,00 both athens and sparta chose their rulers through assembly and council who elected the rulers. A complete answer would take too long, so here is a brief version. How would you compare and contrast athens and sparta. Athens and sparta book ancient history encyclopedia. Constructing greek political and social history from 478 bc by anton powell and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Modern sparta, founded by the government in 1834, occupies part of the site of ancient sparta and is the capital of the department of laconia.
This is a kettle moraine middle school presentation by me. Anton powell is a leading author of books on the ancient greeks for young readers. Bred for battleunderstanding ancient spartas military machine. Both sparta and athens were the biggest cities in greece. Key difference athens vs sparta athens and sparta refer to two of the greatest cities of greece between which many differences can be identified in terms of the lifestyles and value systems. Sparta was known for their strength, discipline, individuality, beauty, sports, and learning beck et al. Led by a veteran of the san antonio and austin indie music scene, charlie roadman, athens v. Religion and politics during the peloponnesian war oxford. In the first phase, the archidamian war, sparta launched repeated invasions of attica, while athens took advantage of its naval. Compare and contrast ancient athenians and spartansyou can edit this template and create your own diagram. Spartan life focused on building obedience and preparing for war.
Building glistening temples or warring with sparta was not always ancient history. Cambridge, the belknap press of harvard university press, 2014. Compare herodotos account of divination at athens concerning the persian invasion. Athens and sparta came up with different solutions to the challenges facing the early greek poleis. Rather, it developed into a militaristic powerhouse, with some of the best ground infantry in the ancient world.
After the persian wars rivalry with athens sharpened, and athens grew stronger. The two cultures were very different from each other but both contributed ideals that modern man still uses today. Reading connectionwhen visiting a new city, does everything feel strange to you. Athens and sparta, though both greek citystates were different in the way they operated. There was continuing ideological rivalry, culminating in the peloponnesian war, a central event in greek history. Primary texts about women in classical athens and sparta provide an excellent, if extreme, example of one of the main themes in the 100level world history to 1500. Achaeans suffering in the first book of the iliad apollo had decimated their ranks. While one relied on trade, the other relied on agriculture. Sparta celebrated ares and apollo, the gods of war and music, because they valued war and appreciated the arts. They represented entirely different systems of social organization. I enjoyed this book as a history major, it was very good at the way the athenians and spartans go on about warfare, honestly to the modern sense it is insane. During the fifth century, greece was controlled by two main powers. Excavations of the ancient city have uncovered ruins of temples and public buildings as well as a theatre dating from the roman period, but the sparse remains are insignificant for a city of such renown.
Even though athens and sparta were very close and part of the same larger country, the two places were very different. This text focuses on the image of rival societies, as. They were the biggest of rivals, two towering cities at their peak, the most influential cultural, military, and trade powers of western civilization in the first millennium b. Difference between athens and sparta compare the difference. Historians have traditionally divided the war into three phases. Athens can be considered as the fountain of culture and philosophical knowledge.
See more ideas about athens and sparta, athens and ancient greece. Sparta vs athens powerpoint and worksheet teacher made. Athens lay northeast of sparta, at least a twoday trip away. A key stage 2 history powerpoint and worksheet comparing the ancient greek cities of athens and sparta. After reading the information about sparta and athens, and looking at the chart above, tell students they should be prepared to tell in which citystate they would rather live and why.
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