Equality
By: Evelyn Mercado
Sparta vs Athens
YOU NEED TO JOIN SPARTA!!. It is the best choice for you whether you're a female or a male, Sparta gives you education, same equal rights and protection against war. Due to the fact that Sparta emphasizes more on military training. while Athens focuses on education but do note that education was only for boys and not girls because only men 18 years and older could become free citizens. You may have read or heard that Sparta did not do trade, they killed people for things that they needed but that was because Sparta did not want other countries to get ideas and later come and kill their civilization. Some people say that Athens had a better education, yes that was true, but that was only for boys. Girls were taught by their mothers, but only house hold work. For example, if Athens had done more military training instead of education they would have not lost the war against Sparta.
Evidence
According to the History Alive book it says "All Athenian-born men over the age of 18 were considered Athenian citizens. Citizenship was not possible for woman and slaves, so they had far fewer rights than free men did. Boys and girls were educated quite different, most girls did not learn to read or wright. Instead girls grew up helping their mothers with household tasks. They were taught to cook, clean, spin thread, and weave cloth." Boys went to school until about the age of 14. Teachers taught reading, writing, arithmetic, and literature. " Spartan woman lived the same simple life as Spartan men." Spartan woman had many rights that other Greek woman did not have. They could own and control their own property." They could even marry again,!" " All Spartan children trained for battle even girls were given some military training. They learned wrestling, boxing, footracing, and gymnastics. Boys learned to read and wright, but those skills were not considered AS essential as military skills."
Sparta: The Peloponnesian war
Sparta wins the Peloponnese war against Athens.
The old city of Sparta
The city of Sparta was officially founded in 850 BC.
Economy
This coin was Sparta's way of money
The old city of Athens
The city of Athens was officially founded in 3000 BC
Athens: The Peloponnesian war
Athens looses the Peloponnese war against Sparta
Economy
This coin shows Athens economy