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Sparta is better than Athens
Title: Sparta is better than Athens
Category: History / World History
Details: Words: 768 | Pages: 3.3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Sparta is better than Athens
Ancient Greece's physical boundaries (mountains) secluded individual cities. This isolation led to the development of city-states. Each city-state was very patriotic. This led to extreme rivalries. The best example of these rivalries is the one between the city-states of Athens and Sparta. Fierce competition paved the way for constant warring between the two states. During times of war the number one priority for the government is to protect its people. Democratic Athens did not provide …showed first 75 words of 768 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 768 total…the army. They were assets to the economy, not just baby producers.
Sparta better assessed the situation her state was facing: war. Athens took a more relaxed approach, which in the end destroyed her. The contrasting governments of Sparta and Athens provided different benefits for their people. Sparta cared about beauty and culture. Athens primary goal was to protect itself. When all is said and done, a magnificent sculpture is worthless if no ones looking.
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