... their slaves. Since the slaves outnumbered the Spartans by as many as 10 to 1, they set up a military government in case the slaves revolted. The Spartan aim was to make strong-bodied and fearless men and women. Sickly babies were left on a hilltop to die. Spartan women could not become citizens. They were trained to in gymnastics and physical endurance. The ... Spartans thought strong women would produce muscular babies. The Spartans were the bravest warriors in Greece. All of Greece admired the Spartans" courage and obedience, yet they also criticized the one-sidedness of ... ...

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"Democracy" is a difficult term to define. What one person defines as an "ideal case" another person refutes as not representative of democracy in the slightest bit. The term has been modified throughout history to fit the diverse forms of government that have titled themselves a democracy and has wavered significantly from its philosophical ideal. Democracy literally means "government by the people" and in Athens the demos were the poorer people. Prerequisites for Successful Implementation of Democracy: - In social aspects, there has to be an educated mass with strong sense of political consc...

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