blog #5

If you were a young teenage girl of the citizen class, in which city-statewould you rather live? Why?
I would rather live in Sparta. I would live in Sparta because then I would get a better education and I would have a higher chance of being not poor.

If you were a slave, in which would you rather live? Why?
If I were a slave, I would rather be in Athens. in Athens, the only people who usually had slaves were the upper class, so I'm assuming they did household jobs and were fed and housed moderately well. In Sparta, slaves worked in the fields.

If you were a boy of the citizen class, in which would you rather live? Why?
I would rather live in Athens. I would grow up to get full rights and my family would probably be stable in terms of money. In Sparta I would be learning how to be a soldier and I might die.

If you were a young soldier, in which would you rather live? Why?
I would rather live in Sparta. I would get better training and I would be in an elite army.

If you were a very wealthy person of the citizen class, in which would yourather live? Why?
I would rather live in Athens. Wealth didn't matter very much to the Spartans. Whereas in Athens, a wealthy person would have time to go to the meetings and be a part in the government.

Finally, decide to represent either Athens or Sparta and debate which is thebest place to live. Use the chart from class to find criticisms of the othercity-state while praising your own.
I would rather live in Athens. In Athens, a citizen could be an important part of the government. In Sparta, they were used as foot soldiers. If I became wealthy in Athens, I could retire, and build a mansion. In Sparta, I would have to stay fit. I also could have traveled in from Athens.