I wrote a short essay regarding this in 6th grade. Hope it helps
Athens and Sparta were both equally powerful city-states; however, they differed in their government, military, and lifestyles leading to disagreement between the lands.
The Athenian government revolved around democracy on the other hand, Sparta was an oligarchy. In Athens, the government was a democracy, allowing more citizens to be included. Cleisthenes, a well known statesman created a full democracy so all male citizens had a right to vote. In order to obtain a new law, they must have a majority. By contrast, the Spartan government was an oligarchy meaning a small group of people having control of a country. Despite citizens being able to vote, power was held by few people. Sparta was controlled by 2 kings and a minor group of judges.
Sparta developed an inprenatable military on land, as Athenian’s put their focus on naval forces. Athens evolved independently generating new and unique ways of life. In Athens, men were compelled to serve in the military. Similarly, Men were categorized by wealth. Leaders of the military tic were frequently wealthy men. In the same way, Sparta developed a militarissociety. They trained the average men citizens to become efficient soldiers to encounter potential enemies. All men were expected to serve within the military till they reached the age of 60.
Athenians were intellectuals, who put their focuses on enhancing their knowledge, however, spartans focused on their military. Athens was a birthplace of many significant ideas.Athens enjoyed the study of systemic subjects such as those we learn in school. They had a heavy emphasis on arts, architecture and literature. Life in Sparta was vastly different from life in Athens. Sparta was located in the southern part of Greece on the Peloponnese peninsula. If displayed disobedient behavior, they were severely punished or even executed.
Given these points, Sparta and Athens could not come to an agreement, based on their government, military, and lifestyle. Could You come to imagine how their societies developed?
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