HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Question
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They both had large navies.
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They both required all male citizens to serve as soldiers.
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They both relied on slave labor.
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They both had a democratic form of government.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why were Athens and Sparta different? Athens was a democratic state where education, art, and philosophy was valued. Sparta was a military state where strength, size, and fighting capabilities were most important.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sparta had a military advantage on land, as their armies were much stronger than the Athenians’. However, Athens had a far superior navy, which gave them a significant advantage at sea. There were two main periods of combat throughout this war, which were separated by a six-year-long truce.
Detailed explanation-3: -Estimates suggest that in Athens between 450 and 320 BCE, 80 to 100, 000 people may have been enslaved, amounting to one in four inhabitants; and that by the late first century BCE in Italy alone, 1 to 1.5 million people were enslaved, representing 15 to 25 percent of the population.
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.