Greek Government

In Ancient Greece, each city-state was governed a different way, especially Sparta and Athens. They had the biggest difference in government.

In Sparta, two rulers were responsible for Sparta and the purpose of that was one of the men watched and made sure the other man was acting responsibly and gentlemanly. Also in Sparta, the present ruler picked the future ruler and usually it was a relative of them.

In Athens, the wealthy men of Athens were the only ones allowed to vote. Athens was the only city in Greece that allowed their citizens to vote in a system called democracy. This was unlike Sparta or any other state. Slaves or women were not allowed to vote and Greece was the only country that used the democracy system.