HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Question
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Athenians went to school; Spartans served in the military
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Athenians studies combat; Spartans played sports
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Athenian boys lived in barracks; Spartans lived at home
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Athenian boys became citizens at 30; Spartans never became citizens.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The boys of ancient Athens went to school at seven years of age. They did their work on waxed-covered tablets and a stylus. Subjects were similar to those taught today, and boys in Athens were taught math, including fractions, addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication.
Detailed explanation-2: -Athens was an open society, and Sparta was a closed one. Athens was democratic, and Sparta was ruled by a select few. The differences were many. In 431 BCE a war broke out between Athens and Sparta.
Detailed explanation-3: -Athens had a strong army, while Sparta had a strong navy. Athens focused on citizenship, while Sparta focused on the military.
Detailed explanation-4: -Athenian males were taught math, writing, reading, art, philosophy, music as well as military training; however, Spartan males were only tested by tolerating painful training and very harsh systematic conditions.