Sparta, The Superior Civilization
Sparta and Athens where both great civilizations, but only one was the greatest of all ancient greece. Sparta was a civilization that innovated and capitalized on its strong values. Athens was a pale imitation to what Sparta had achieved. Sparta had the superior civilization compared to Athens because it had a strong military, far less patriarchal, and had a healthier society.
Sparta had the strongest and most well trained army of ancient greece. Boys were brought up to be the ultimate killing machines. The boys were taken away from their mothers at the age of 7 and were trained to be spartans. They were trained to show bravery even in the face of great danger. They showed their military prowess in their …show more content…
As boys were taken at age 7 from their mothers so where girls. Girls were provided an education and were given training. Woman could own land which was previously unheard of in other greek city-states. Girls were given and education but also were trained in wrestling, gymnastics, and were taught to fight. They believed that strong woman made strong children. They were closer to the age of their husbands unlike other greek city-states. They were given a husband at the age of 18-20. Woman could own land due to the fact that the men were always away. They needed some way to keep the city running so woman started running Sparta in a way. Athens had a very patriarchal idea of society. Woman had to be role models and always do what their male counterparts asked them to do. They had to be the perfect wife, for this was the acceptable thing in Athens. Woman, slaves, and foreigners had about equivalent rights in Athens. If you were rich however you could do what you wished in Athens, this applied to woman as well. Aspasia a politician and generals wife had great influence on the male society of Athens due to her high ranking husband and her ability to influence his decisions. Women were treated more fairly and were given far more rights than other greek
Sparta and Athens where both great civilizations, but only one was the greatest of all ancient greece. Sparta was a civilization that innovated and capitalized on its strong values. Athens was a pale imitation to what Sparta had achieved. Sparta had the superior civilization compared to Athens because it had a strong military, far less patriarchal, and had a healthier society.
Sparta had the strongest and most well trained army of ancient greece. Boys were brought up to be the ultimate killing machines. The boys were taken away from their mothers at the age of 7 and were trained to be spartans. They were trained to show bravery even in the face of great danger. They showed their military prowess in their …show more content…
As boys were taken at age 7 from their mothers so where girls. Girls were provided an education and were given training. Woman could own land which was previously unheard of in other greek city-states. Girls were given and education but also were trained in wrestling, gymnastics, and were taught to fight. They believed that strong woman made strong children. They were closer to the age of their husbands unlike other greek city-states. They were given a husband at the age of 18-20. Woman could own land due to the fact that the men were always away. They needed some way to keep the city running so woman started running Sparta in a way. Athens had a very patriarchal idea of society. Woman had to be role models and always do what their male counterparts asked them to do. They had to be the perfect wife, for this was the acceptable thing in Athens. Woman, slaves, and foreigners had about equivalent rights in Athens. If you were rich however you could do what you wished in Athens, this applied to woman as well. Aspasia a politician and generals wife had great influence on the male society of Athens due to her high ranking husband and her ability to influence his decisions. Women were treated more fairly and were given far more rights than other greek