University of the People Athens and Sparta How did people in Athens and Sparta obtain the right to participate in public life and make decisions affecting the community? Who held public office? What rules governed the selection of public office holders? The way Spartans participated and affected the community was by becoming part of the Assembly. The Assembly was a group that gave the ability to people become able to make important decisions for their community and be part of the public life in this way. But it was not for all the people. Only males could become member of that group. There was also another type of group, better than the previous, the Gerousia. This also was not for all the people or all the males, but only for the males at age of 60. B=In addition to that, in this second group, the specific males were not free to become member, but only if they were chosen could participate in this group. would be eligible for this position but they had to be chosen. There was also another type of group, better than the previous, the group of Euphors, which was more closed than the previous, with five members that were chosen every year. …show more content…
Firstly, to participate, it was needed to b=have Athenian parents and to be male. Money were very important in Athens and this fact could show the position that every person helped in the community. For example, if someone was rich, he could participate in the group Thetes, a group that had an important role on the decision making and there were many rich participates. There was also another type of group, the council Boule with 500 councilors that made important decisions and had huge political role. Also, there was another group for economic decisions, the