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    The document outlines the history and government of Athens, including its transition from aristocracy to democracy under Solon and Cleisthenes, its golden age under Pericles, and differences between Athens and Sparta. Athens was a center of philosophy, art, and democracy known for the Parthenon and patron goddess Athena, while Sparta had a strict militaristic society that educated only a select few.

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    The document outlines the history and government of Athens, including its transition from aristocracy to democracy under Solon and Cleisthenes, its golden age under Pericles, and differences between Athens and Sparta. Athens was a center of philosophy, art, and democracy known for the Parthenon and patron goddess Athena, while Sparta had a strict militaristic society that educated only a select few.

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    City-State of Athens

    -Philosophy
    - art
    *Athena - "Patron of Athens"
    - Parthenon
    Aristocracy- they make up the upper echelons of society
    *Draco - Tyrant ruler who ordered a reform of the laws around 621 BCE
    *Solon - gradually developed laws with the concept of rights and equality

    Leaders of Athens
    - Peisistratos
    - Hippias
    -Hipparchus

    *Cleisthenes - Power TO THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE and FOR THE PEOPLE

    Democracy - equality and rights


    *Pericles - Athens reached its peak of success in the Age of Pericles

    Diagram of Athens and Sparta


    Differences:
    Athens
    -In Attica
    -Sailor
    -democracy
    -free
    -education is for everyone
    Sparta
    -It's in Laconia
    -merchant
    -militaristic
    = strict
    -education is for the few
    common:
    -Greek City States
    - language used
    -government education

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