Warfare occurred throughout the history of ancient Greece, from the Greek Dark Ages on. The Greek 'Dark Age' drew to a close as a significant increase in population allowed urbanized culture to be restored, which led to the rise of the city-states (Poleis). These developments ushered in the Archaic period (800-480 BC). They also restored the capability of organized warfare between these Poleis (as opposed to small-scale raids to acquire livestock and grain, for example). The fractious nature of
Words: 540 - Pages: 3
While Sparta and Athens had many similarities and differences, Sparta is better than Athens in military strategy, education and women's rights. Sparta had a much better military compared to Athens, and had the best military in the entirety of the Ancient Greek city-states. Sparta also gave more rights to women than any other Greek city-state. This was because men were never present at home, and therefore women had much more power than in Athens and other Greek city-states. Women were also allowed
Words: 930 - Pages: 4
Although many groups are involved in the Delian League, some are not. The Spartans want to keep their unique way of life and they opt out of joining forces with Athens. Instead, they create the Peloponnesian group to combat the Athenian military. The Spartans gain allies after one small group of Greeks, the Melians, refused to join the Delian League and the Athenians killed them off (Crash Course World History, #5). Eventually, the Peloponnesian War breaks out between Athens, Sparta, and their
Words: 513 - Pages: 3
It was 404 B.C, and the Peloponnesian War, the war between the two city states, Athens and Sparta, had been going on for about three decades. Finally, with one last push, Athens finally surrendered, leaving Sparta to be the strongest city state ever to be seen in the course of history. Over the course of history, Sparta became invincible, far superior to Athens because women had more freedom than other city states, they had two governments for different times, and they lived a military life. First
Words: 338 - Pages: 2
Isaac Newton, was one of the most famous mathematicians in history, but he was so much more. He is often known for his laws of gravitation during the 17th century. He contributed to modern day physics, optics, and mathematics. He lived a very unusual life that led him to be the man he was. “I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people.” (“Isaac Newton Quotes”). He spent his life trying to create advances and step outside the box of basic thinking. Isaac Newton did
Words: 665 - Pages: 3
Classical Age: Historical Inquiry: Athens vs. Sparta Research Template: (Please complete the template below in order to complete the questions at the end of the document) General Resources: For each concept below, provide a one to two sentence summary of each key resource. LINK: http://tinyurl.com/kv9gr2h General Resources: Greek Citizenship: Since Greece was not a unified country traditions and laws about citizenship varied. In most city-states, male citizens were involved in such
Words: 1496 - Pages: 6
Classic liberalism is the optimal ideology; simply for its approach toward economic, social and defense policy. It is the most practical, translatable ideology for the western world. Regarding economic policy, classic liberals are realists. They are coherent enough to realize that there is always going to be a disparity of wealth, status and power (as opposed to socialists). Even in the modern era, one can see this is a fundamental truth of any and all societies, to some degree in the least. Trying
Words: 342 - Pages: 2
To begin with, Athens was not a true democracy because the number of people who could participate in the government was very limited. Conversely, a democracy meant that everyone could express their thoughts and ideas through the government by either votes or directly. Consequently, the fact that not everyone could have a say in government unquestionably contradicts the idea of democracy. According to Document B: The Athenian Constitution by Aristotle, “The franchise is open to all men who are of
Words: 352 - Pages: 2
The photo is of a 44.5 Newton (10 pounds) weight being lifted using the biceps brachii mucle of the arm. It is taken in the Rudolf Fitness Center at Gonzaga University. Many physics concepts come together in the simple motion of lifting a weight, even if its relatively lightweight. Each muscle in the arm must work individually in order to collectively achieve a motion. I will explain the torque produced by each muscle and how that contributes to the force and velocity needed to lift something. This
Words: 1221 - Pages: 5
According to Nevitt and Cummings, many factors con¬tribute to determining whether a specific fall results in an intertrochanteric fracture: a) A person must land on or near the hip in order for the energy of the fall to be transmitted to the proximal femur; falling onto the lateral thigh or buttock near the greater trochanter is much more likely to cause trochanteric fracture than affect elsewhere. Such falls are also much more likely when there is slight or no forward momentum, as when the person
Words: 992 - Pages: 4
