WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -Athenian democracy developed around the 6th century BC in the Greek city-state (known as a polis) of Athens, comprising the city of Athens and the surrounding territory of Attica.

Detailed explanation-2: -Athens was the largest and most influential of the Greek city-states. It had many fine buildings and was named after Athena, the goddess of wisdom and warfare. The Athenians invented democracy, a new type of government where every citizen could vote on important issues, such as whether or not to declare war.

Detailed explanation-3: -Whereas Athens was famous for their arts and sciences, Sparta was famous for their military strength. The ancient Greeks believed that each city-state had one or two gods keeping a special eye on that city-state. The god in charge of Athens was Athena, goddess of wisdom. Education was very important in Athens.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sparta was not a democracy. Like in its famous army, decisions were made by a small group of people and the rest had to obey. But there are some elements of the Spartan government that are very similar to modern democracies like the United States. For example, Sparta had something very similar to our Constitution.