If you go back a long time, before iphones, tablets, even before the United States of America was founded we had greece.Greece was divided into separate parts called poleis, the two biggest ones were Athens and Sparta. Athens was the greater of these two by far ,because of its economy,how they raise their people and how they use their wits. These things combined are part of what makes Athens the better polis to live in.
The first reason Athens is better is because of its economy. Unlike Sparta, which focuses on farming, Athens uses trade as their main economic activity. For Sparta if they trade it is very difficult. The reasoning behind this is because, SParta uses metal rods as their form of currency. Athens on the other hand, uses coins to trade allowing them to be able to trade with more people. This makes them the better city-state because they are able to trade with everyone so they can get the supplies they need without conflict.
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Athen’s schools focus on raising good citizens to be able to serve the Athenian polis in their government and to be intelligent people who have the ability to help make important decisions Unlike Sparta which focuses on having good soldiers to fight for their polis. This can make Sparta seem like a chaotic polis, but having a good strong government allows Athens to sound like a more civilized city-state. With these good citizens it allows Athens to think around the problem rather than just fighting their way through. It makes Athens a better polis because they are able to think around a problem and solve it instead of running in