... made up of Ephors- five magistrates by executive and judicial privileges, Two kings- army leaders and chief priests, Gerousia- Council of 30 elders comprised of men 28 elected by the Assembly and the two kings and the Assembly of Citizens- men over 30 yrs old. They do not vote but shout acclamations supporting the decisions of the oligarchy above. Many people viewed it as a totalitarian state. According ... two qualities, military skills and absolute obedience, free from all other vocational interests and activities". Also in document five (5) "The Spartans could call nothing their own, ...

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... which were perceived as guidelines for empires. (Creighton, 1) The political system in Athens drastically contrasted the Spartans'. Sparta had an Oligarchy which meant their society was ruled by few. (Nosotro, 1) It had two Kings, five overseers, a council and an assembly. The Kings would command, lead the army and perform religious duties. The five overseers, who were chosen annually, would control daily operations ... or scandalous clothing, and homes. Their diet consisted of Spartan broth made up of pork, blood, salt and vinegar. The men lived the majority of their lives in barracks, ...

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... were mostly merchants and farmers, while Spartan men became soldiers as a general rule. Women were allowed to inherit land in Sparta. The Athenians went through a very short economical golden age, while the Spartans never had such a thing. Athens and Sparta also had completely contradictory governments. The Athenians had a direct democracy while the Spartans had an oligarchy. The Athenian democracy, the first genuine democracy in recorded history, is ... by its citizens. There was no sole decision maker at the top of the chain. The majority of each vote was the deciding factor. Sparta o...

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... of state at home and overseas. Pericles won reelections frequently for about 30 years. In a time of kings and dictators as rulers, his policy (at home) was to place the state in the hands of all citizens under the rule of law. Assembly's made the laws, the Council of 500 executed them, and popular courts judged those who broke them. About 451 a law restricting Athenian citizenship to ... his ambition to make Athens not only the most beautiful, but the most powerful of the Greek states. He lived also to see the states of the Peloponnesus (under Sparta's leadership) rise against Athens' o...

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... Athens actually had voting rights (not to mention all of them were upper class citizens who were over 30 years old), which wouldn't technically make it a "true democracy". Both Athens and Sparta had an Assembly, whose members were elected by the people. On the other hand, the Oligarchy in Sparta consisted of two kings (rulers until they died or were forced out of ... office), 5 overseers, a council/senate, and the assembly. Sparta's government didn't offer as much freedom as Athens' did, but it best met ... to be warriors. Their school was not as brutal, but all girls in ancient Sparta...

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... ways they were similar though was in their form of government. Both Athens and Sparta had an Assembly, whose members were elected by the people. Sparta was ruled by two kings, who ruled until they died or were forced out of office. Athens was ruled by archons, who were elected annually. Thus, because both parts of Athens' government had leaders who ... were elected, Athens is said to have been the birthplace of democracy. The peoples of Athens were not as concerned about having the most powerful military in the region but they ... they would have to be able to voice their views in thei...

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