Katie Taylor , World History Period 6 Jan. 7, 2014
Thoughts and Reflections On "Two Ancient Cities Follow Diverse Paths"
By James C. Davis
Athens and Sparta although both city states of Greece were quite different in several fundamental ways. Sparta and Athens both had very different governing styles, cultural values and ways of life. Sparta was larger than Athens and its people devoted there lives to military focus. Spartan men began intense warrior training when they were quite young and the spartan men relied on there captured slaves to be farmers providing for there monetary and food needs and spartan women were not highly valued and viewed more as warrior makers. Sparta's government was led by upper class warriors and land owners and two kings which as you might expect lead to many disagreements and fights between the two kings but over all the government ran fairly smoothly. 
Athens on the other end concentrated on the happiness of its people (or so it said). Athens was home to some of the worlds most renowned philosophers and unlike the Spartans also begot unto many amazing teachers, artists and writers. Unlike Sparta Athenians did not undergo intense training to be warriors although their military was adequately prepared, their dedication was nothing compared to Sparta. Athens strong point was its navy being a costal city it was easy to develop and excellent navy to help make up for its lack of training dedication. Athens created the first form of democracy to govern its people and that is something the people can thank the Greeks for. 
Some of the Greeks other great accomplishments were the Olympics, which is a still a part of world culture today and many comical writings and plays, some of which are also still preformed today. I suppose if you think about it we have Greece to thank for democracy, several styles of art and literature, cause for the aspirations of athletes around the world, the Olympic Games and numerous other things.
Thank you- Greece
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