Ancient Greece was made up of seven strong states that all thrived for hundreds of years. Two of these states, Athens and Sparta, though were known for more than just being apart of the Greek empire, but for how they ran there states and what they contributed to history. The people of Athens were more for the peace and wisdom side of living. Being interested in mainly arts, music, and the education life brought them. While Sparta was more for the military, and a man of Sparta would die for his state then lay down his arms. Though these two states that were thriving to be the more dominate state they both were able to compile different ways to become two powers in ancient Greece. This essay will compare and contrast Athens and Sparta in their everyday life and social classes, their government, and their different cultures. Also it will go over how these two states failed in the end. …show more content…
At the top there was the upper class that the man was a high rank in the military or a man with no job, this class had very little economic burdens and very few families were considered upper class. Then the middle class that was mainly made up of merchants or traders, and only lived in Athens because there was always work. These families were citizens and were able to vote and able to own land. Then you have the lower class, which were free men, but once slaves, and are very poor families. This class though had very little political say in the state. Then they had the slaves who were usually prisoners of war, or children bought from others countries. Underneath the slaves were women, and women in Ancient Athens were outside the social classes. They had no place outside the home, and whatever the husband or father said was final. Women could not vote, nor were they