Thoughts and Reflections on: Greece, Sparta, and Athens reading.
Sparta and Athens were two city states in Greece, and the two were very different to one another. When thinking of their differences, I think of three big fundamental differences, and those differences being, government, way of living, and culture.
Sparta was Autocratically ruled, which means that they were ruled by the military. So they had no rights, and were ruled by military, making the goverment very stricked. Athens was governed in a very different way, it was ruled by a democracy. That means that all of the citizens have full right, and equal justice. Also the goverment was payed.
The Spartains way of living, was all evolved around military. They were all warriors, and they lived in fear, and under control with stricked rules. They all surrendered their freedom to the war machine.
Again, Athens was very different, they lived in a place that was surrounded with diversity in occupation. They were honored in their talents, and in public service. They were into art, architecture, science, and many other things like math.
The Spartains culture was very barren, they were all about war, and into nothing else than war. They didn't really have much of a culture, they were very confined or limited. Athens was very rich in culture, meaning that they had many different things to do. They were very free and peaceful, and had a huge range in activities. Their culture is like a big melting pot, they were into things like plays, architecture, and music.
Like I said they are two very different places, even though they are very close together.
The Greeks had some really great accomplishments, in the time that they rained. They were great at architecture, building statues, and were also very into their plays. Today if you go to Greece, you can still see the great architecture everywhere, even though they are ruins, they are still able to stand today. In Greece, there were many great artists, and you can still see their work in museums all around the world. But they were especially known for their statues, of kings, and many other famous peolpe who were very important in that time. The Greeks were also very into their plays, there are old amphitheaters all around Greece. We even have some of the old plays that were written around that time. Most of these things all came from Athens, becasue they were very into all of the arts, musics, and building.
Today in America, we have many direct results of the Greek legacy. Our government is a Democracy, and we are full right citizens, with equal justice. This is a like Athens, because they also were a Democracy, and were full right citizens, with equal justice. But not just that, they were the creators of Democracy, and with out them, we would probably have a different type of government, or even no goverment at all. Our culture today is very a like what it was like in Athens. We are a big melting pot, with all different types of people. We also have a very rich culture, with many different jobs, and professions. I actually think that we are more a like to the many things that only happen in Athens, compared to what happens in Greece.
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