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After reading the section titled "Growing Up in Sparta" in your text (208-209), respond to one of the following questions:
1. How was growing up in ancient Sparta different from growing up in ancient Athens (198-201)? Be sure to use SPECIFIC details to support your answer.
2. How was growing up in ancient Sparta different from growing up in the United States today? Be sure to use specific details to support your answer.
All posts should be between 100 and 200 words.
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Growing up in Sparta would be way different then living in the United States today. One way it would be different is that when we are young we would not have to train to be a fighter and be in war when we are teenagers. In Sparta that would be completely different because we would have to train as a kid and be a warrior as an adult. In Sparta we would be stealing from the markets but if we were caught, the punishment would be severe.
Growing up in Sparta is hard and I think it is better in the U.S. and I would hate to live there in Sparta. When kids were 12 they went to train and then when they were 20 they went to war. I think people could not go through training at the age 12; I think they should train at the age 18 and go to war at the age 20 to 21. At the age 12 the bones are not fully ready and at 18 years old they are fully ready and that is why 12 year olds should not go to training or war.
Growing up in Sparta would be differrent because we dont have to train at age 7 to be a sodier or even become a soldier. We do not have to be involved in politics if we don't wan to unlike those living in ancient Sparta. Also, we aren't encouraged to steal. Finally, we try to treat ill babies while in Sparta they would just kill them or let them die.
Growing up in ancient Sparta was very different then growing up in ancient Athens. In ancient Sparta life was cruel and harsh. The people there were tough, silent, and grim. At the age of seven Spartan boys would go into training and live in barraks. Thirteen years after the boys would go into war. The women trained and competed in wrestling and spear throwing, some women became soldiers . These Spartan women were aloud to own lands and have a part in buisness. In ancient Athens women were only aloud to work in the house, while the men would work and go to the agora. These Athenians believed that the women should be protected and guided by the men. The men were involved in politics and voted, the women could not. Therefore, this is how growing up in ancient Sparta is different from growing up in ancient Athens.
2. Growing up in ancient Sparta was WAY different than growing up in the US today. Back then they were very very hard on kids and the government had control of everything. Today, kids have a lot more comtrol of their actions for some reason.
Growing up in Sparta would be way different than growing up in Athens. For example in Sparta people almost had no freedom. When you were born if you were not healthy you would have been killed so you hadn’t even been given a chance yet. And the boys were trained at the age 7 and then became a solider at age 20 then finally stopped being a solider at the age of 60. The men in Athens had a lot more freedom than that. But mostly the women laws were the same, But it Sparta they exercised more because the chances were a lot better that there babies were decided. At birth the government was already in control of you. Those are some main reasons why growing up in Sparta would be way different than growing up in Athens.
"I think growing up in Sparta would be hard if you your a young boy. You would have to leave your life at a young age around 7 and would put in a camp. Sure Sparta had a good military but over all it was not fare for a growing boy." - Andrew Thomas
It is very different growing up today then it was growing up in ancient Sparta. I think that it is very different for the be boys because they left their homes when they were 12 and for the next 13 years they are going to be training to be a warrior. They are warriors until they are 60 if they live that long. I think that is why that Spartans won the battle against the Persians. They are so well trained and prepared to fight even though they had less people they were well trained to be better fighters.
Growing up in ancient Sparta and growing up in the United States today, are very different. In ancient Sparta, the men had no decision in being in the military or not. In the United States, you have a choice. Also, in ancient Sparta, it was only the men who trained for the military. In the United States today, both men and women train for the military. In the United States, you don't have to train for the military until you are at least 18. In ancient Sparta, the boys are to begin training at age 12 and continue for the next 13 years. Also in ancient Sparta, the men would retire from the military at age 60. In the United States, you are required to serve a certain number of years before retiring from the military. In Sparta, if you were considered weak as a young child or ill in some way, you were killed. In the United States, if you are ill in some way or considered weak as a young child, we try to help and would not kill the baby. Those are some differences between growing up in ancient Sparta and the United States today.
Growing up in Sparta would be different from mordern day in the United States of America because even though kids are in sports and the pactices might be similar, we do NOT have practice everyday. Another way they are different is because at the age of 7 the men had to start their training for war. But while the women had to train they were forced to train so that they would preduce strong, healthy children.
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