“ Athens and Sparta ” by Mr. Duckworth states,” Where they differed was that while Spartans had militaristic values, Athenians were democratic.” This means that Sparta was more focused on their military. At the age of seven boys would go through military school. In Athens, though, they wanted to expand their infrastructure. Athens would have been a better place to live because men told women what to do, Athenian women had chores, and in Athens they used Limited Democracy. First, family ties in Athens were stronger and women were legally the dependents of their husband or father. This means that men in Athens could tell women what to do. Duckworth states,” they could own no land apart from their family.” This means that women had no
