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http://anonemuss.hubpages.com/hub/Sparta-and-Athens (Others)
SPARTAPhoto:http://hartyboy650.blogspot.com/2011/02/faves-pt2.html
Sparta was a city-state in Ancient Greece who was mainly a military state. At the age of 7, young boys were taken from their homes and put into "training" school to learn how to be a great Spartan soldier. Boys were in schools until they were 20 years old, then served in the army until they were 30 and were married, however weren't set completely free until the age of 60 so the women were in charge of keeping up and running the city. Sparta did not trade with other city-states because they did not want to be influenced y any outside cultures and were discouraged to study the ideas of literature, science and philosophy fearing the new ideas could endanger the state. Sparta was divided into three main social classes: 1. Spartiates-the military leadership who ruled the barracks. These men served in the military and could also vote. 2. Perioeci- the freemen in Ancient Sparta which included: artisans, craftsmen, and merchants; served in the army, however could not vote. 3. Helots- were serfs who generally descended from people overtaken by Spartan military victories. In addition to the conquest of land, these helots were the fruits of war. Members of this group typically gave half of their profits to the Spartan citizens who owned the land. Legend says. . . A young Sparta boy once stole a live fox, planning to kill it and eat it. He noticed some Spartan soldiers approaching. In ancient Sparta, students were encouraged to steal, but the trick was that you could not get caught stealing. If you were caught, you were severely beaten. As the soldiers approached, the boy hid the fox beneath his shirt. While the soldiers quizzed him on why he was not in school, the boy let the fox chew into his stomach rather than confess he had stolen it. He did not allow his face or body to express his pain. That was the Spartan way. Lie, cheat, steal, and get away with it, or else (you would be in big trouble!) (This information was from http://greece.mrdonn.org/education.html) |
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© 1999 - 2013 Ellen Papakyriakou/Anagnostou. All rights reserved. Athens was the birthplace of many prominent philosophers, writers and politicians of the ancient world, including Socrates, Pericles, and Aristotle. In Athens, education was more important than war. They were famed for their literature, poetry, drama, theatre, schools, buildings, and government.
In Athens, they did not have a very strong military, however, they had a very strong navy and a very strong belief in the democratic process. Athens also mainly had three social classes, however had separate classes within the classes.
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