Differences between Athens and SpartaAthens and Sparta are two city-states of ancient Greece. Athens had a busy port, ships crisscrossing the land. In the agora you could hear people arguing and chatting, you could also see people with their slaves walking and shopping, there were sculptors who sculpted with great pleasure. A typical day in Athens consisted of simply going to the agora with your slave, doing some shopping and then going up the hill to the assembly, going to a meeting if you were part of the council of 500. For women a typical day it was managing the house and teaching the children. children. The slaves did their work every day, and some even helped other children in Athens. People in Sparta were isolated from other people because they were afraid to trust other city-states. Sparta was primarily a military state, so most men stayed away from their families in barracks, leaving women at home to take care of themselves. Athens offered a better life to its people. One of the reasons why Athens has provided a better life for its people is the belief in good education and jobs for the people.. ...