Athens and Sparta were two of the main Greek civilizations. They were very different, which is one of the reasons why they could hate each other. They had different education and government, but they also were similar too. They were both praising a god, for instance. They also had a common enemy. The Spartans were more fearsome warriors, rather than Athens being peaceful. They became famous city-states even with the differences. Life in Athens was very peaceful and busy at the same time. Atheninans had lots of people come in for trading. Athens had a god named Athena, who was the god of intelligence and war. In Athens, there were a variety of jobs to choose from. They had Artisans, Poets, Philosophers, and Traders. The video named "Athens vs. Sparta" states, "Jobs in Athens were a lot of artisans, poets, and philosophers." There were a variety of jobs to choose from. Traders would use coins as a currency to trade with. The type of government they had in Athens was a Democracy, where only men voted for …show more content…
If you were a boy, girl, slave or not. The one main goal for Spartans was to become a fierce warrior no matter what. Ducksters states, "The Spartans were widely considered to have the strongest army and the best soldiers of any city-state in Ancient Greece" Spartans wanted to be as strong as possible. A god for Sparta was Ares, who was a god of war, was the god for Sparta. If people didn't become warriors, they were artisans or farmers. The video named "Athens vs. Sparta" states "Sparta's economy was based on farming and conquering". Since they were independent, they had to grow their own crops. The type of government they had was an oligarchy, where many people rule. Their women had lots of rights, unlike their slaves. The women even went to school. The Sparntans had wanted very strong people, so they focused on making their people stronger. Sparta had a very harsh lifestyle and wanted to become as strong as they