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Athens adn Sparta
The Greek city states of Athens and Sparta were both considered to be very powerful, but the structures of both of these civilizations were very different. Both of these city states developed under different sets of rules and standards. Sparta grew as a military power while Athens grew ....
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.... political system.
Sparta grew not by obtaining a strong political system, but by building and maintaining a military aristocracy. Sparta conquered lands directly around them. The society was set up with the warriors at the top, perioikoi next and serfs at the bottom. The serfs worked most of the land and did all the labor. The warriors were never made to work, only train for battle. The strength of the army was so important to Sparta that weak babies were left to die, only those that were strong enough were spared. At the age of seven, male chi ....
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