WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Though the Greek city-states were fiercely independent, these city states did have many things in common. They worshipped the same gods, they spoke the same language, and they had the same cultural background. And in times of foreign invasion (such as the Persian wars), they would band together to fight a common foe.

Detailed explanation-3: -Some of the most important city-states were Athens, Sparta, Thebes, Corinth, and Delphi. Of these, Athens and Sparta were the two most powerful city-states. Athens was a democracy and Sparta had two kings and an oligarchic system, but both were important in the development of Greek society and culture.

Detailed explanation-4: -Greek City States While the Ancient Greeks shared a common language and culture, they did not live in a single large nation-state. They lived instead in city-states, called a polis in Greek. A city-state is a city that serves as an independent center of social, economic, political and cultural life for its citizens.