Friday, December 21, 2007

Athens V.S Sparta

Both Sparta and Athens are city states in Greece. Athens is concerned with art education and art. Sparta is more concerned in military services. Athens values individuals and Sparta values the whole group. In Athens there government is democracy. It’s ruled by people voting. Sparta worked in groups, they are all equal. Both of Athens and Sparta have several government branches. Which also held an assmembely where the citizens voted for major issues? Athens grew wealthy and powerful than other city states in Greece. The other city states began to notice and grew mad because they had power over all the other city states. Sparta declared war on Athens in 431 B.C. Peloponnesian war Athens had the stronger navy but Sparta had the strongest army. Spartans marched into Athens territory and swept over the country side. They continued to fight for several years. At the year 421 B.C. the two sides warn down by the was sign a truce but the peace didn’t last long. Sparta wins the war between the Athens and they loose there power, empire and wealth.

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