In Sparta, males had to train for the military and were sent into the wilderness as a test to see if he is strong. Females had to work out a lot so that they could produce strong babies. Sparta was mostly about military strength.
Meanwhile, people in Athens were more influential in politics. Athens made the government type known as democracy and was named after the Greek god Athena, the god of wisdom and warfare. Democracy is a very important type of government because that is the government the USA uses today.