HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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land owners
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religious leaders
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military leaders
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wealthy merchants
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Detailed explanation-1: -Helots. Spartiates were actually a minority within Sparta, and Helots made up the largest class of inhabitants of the city-state.
Detailed explanation-2: -The two city-states that best represent each form of government were Sparta (oligarchy) and Athens (democracy). Athens focused more on culture, while Sparta focused more on war.
Detailed explanation-3: -Although the male citizen had by far the best position in Greek society, there were different classes within this group. Top of the social tree were the ‘best people’, the aristoi.
Detailed explanation-4: -Athens was an open society, and Sparta was a closed one. Athens was democratic, and Sparta was ruled by a select few. The differences were many. In 431 BCE a war broke out between Athens and Sparta.