HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Sparta
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Athens
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Greece
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Detailed explanation-1: -Located in the southern part of Greece on the Peloponnisos peninsula, the city-state of Sparta developed a militaristic society ruled by two kings and an oligarchy, or small group that exercised political control.
Detailed explanation-2: -A city-state, or polis, was the community structure of ancient Greece. Each city-state was organized with an urban center and the surrounding countryside. Characteristics of the city in a polis were outer walls for protection, as well as a public space that included temples and government buildings.
Detailed explanation-3: -In ancient Greece, some city-states functioned as oligarchies, even if they were also monarchies, democracies, or tyrannies. For example, Sparta was a monarchy that functioned as an oligarchy because a few wealthy men were in charge of a society with a large enslaved helots.