Why Is Athens Better Than Sparta

“Where they differed was that the while the Spartans had militaristic values, Athenian were democratic.” States Mr. Duckworth in the passage, “Athens and Sparta.” People argue based on which place which would have been the better place to be in the past, most people choose Sparta; but a majority have chosen Athens, the better place. Both Athens and Sparta had their own inequalities to make them unique, and wanting people to choose there to live. Athens would have been a better place to live because the families there relied on each other and the men were chosen to be the warriors. Though boys did not have to be a warrior if they didn't chose to be, Young children go the education they needed, and wa not taken from their families to be a warrior, alike Sparta. For instance in the passage it states, “Family ties in Athens stronger where women were legally the dependents of their husbands or their fathers.” This proves the
The women did the household chores like cleaning, cooking, and taking care of the people at their home. In Sparta they did have rights and equality with men, “In Sparta Women were stronger and they formed friendships with men as they choose,” stated in “Athens and Sparta.” Therefore rights to talk with men, and women as they wanted to. So yes, they did have more women rights, but helots did their work leaving the women to do nothing at all, and helots to do chores. However, Athens women had power as well, just not as much; “As an Athenian one could get a good education and could pursue several kinds of sciences.” Stated by Mr. Duckworth. As a result, people were chose to be a warrior or get an education, this shows citizenship because their opinion mattered in Athens which as in Sparta it did not. If you were a male child you were forced to be a warrior when you turned 18, and had to train until