There are different ways of living their lives in both Athens and Sparta. In Athens, Athenian choose politicians to rule for Athenian. Most Athenian wanted to control as much land as possible and this led to war. Athenian males birth with full status and Athenian believed in good education especially for the boys. In daily life, adult men ran the government of Athens. In daily life, children started school at age of seven. At school, the boys learn to wrote on wax covered paper and the books were expensive. When Athenian boy reach at age of 13, he attended a higher level of school. Only at age 18, he could go into the military if he wanted to and able to graduate at age 20. However, in Athens, girls were taught at home if their Athenian parents
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However, boys are trained to be warriors from the young age. Sparta people were very focused on obedience and war. The people of Sparta did not have any luxuries. When babies were born, it was the Spartan soldiers’ who took responsibility to check the baby. If the baby did not appear healthy and strong enough, baby was taken away and left to die on a hillside. Some baby was taken away and trained to be a slave or a perioikos. If the baby boys passed the test, they become a full citizen and a Spartan soldier. In Sparta, girls were to grow up to be the mothers of warriors. Even girls of Sparta were not allowed to fight, they took part in all the training like boys because Sparta believe only fit ladies produced fit babies, who can fight. Only baby girls who passed the test, they were assigned membership in a sisterhood and allow them to become same like their parents.
In both Athenian and Sparta, men kept their hair very short. Unless they were soldiers, they have beards. In daily life, both Athenian and Sparta were built their houses with wood, mud brick, or stones. Their houses had only three or two rooms built with the courtyard. Both Athenian and Sparta grew grapes, olives, wheat and barley. Both Athenian and Sparta like to eat apricots, apples, cherries as their daily meals. In two city states, both were eaten breakfast at sunrise and only the main meal was eaten at later
However, boys are trained to be warriors from the young age. Sparta people were very focused on obedience and war. The people of Sparta did not have any luxuries. When babies were born, it was the Spartan soldiers’ who took responsibility to check the baby. If the baby did not appear healthy and strong enough, baby was taken away and left to die on a hillside. Some baby was taken away and trained to be a slave or a perioikos. If the baby boys passed the test, they become a full citizen and a Spartan soldier. In Sparta, girls were to grow up to be the mothers of warriors. Even girls of Sparta were not allowed to fight, they took part in all the training like boys because Sparta believe only fit ladies produced fit babies, who can fight. Only baby girls who passed the test, they were assigned membership in a sisterhood and allow them to become same like their parents.
In both Athenian and Sparta, men kept their hair very short. Unless they were soldiers, they have beards. In daily life, both Athenian and Sparta were built their houses with wood, mud brick, or stones. Their houses had only three or two rooms built with the courtyard. Both Athenian and Sparta grew grapes, olives, wheat and barley. Both Athenian and Sparta like to eat apricots, apples, cherries as their daily meals. In two city states, both were eaten breakfast at sunrise and only the main meal was eaten at later