When a boy child was born, the city-state of Sparta gave him a piece of land thus making him a full citizen of Sparta.
The father had the right to raise him and teach him the basics until the age of 7. The boy would then be educated communally, centrally under state-controlled supervision. The boy would call a military training camp his home until he turns 30. He then could sleep at his own house, with his wife and children.The boys were trained hard, learning to speak wisely using only a few words learning to eat just enough to survive, Throughout their adolescent and teenage years, Spartan boys were required to become proficient in all manner of military activities.
They were taught boxing, swimming, wrestling, javelin-throwing, and discus-throwing. They were trained to harden themselves to the elements. At the age of 18, Spartan boys had to go out into the world and steal their food. Getting caught would result in harsh punishment, including flogging, which was usually a practice reserved only for slaves.The concept was that a soldier must learn stealth and cunning. At age 20, Spartan men had to pass a series of demanding tests of physical prowess and leadership abilities.
Those that passed became members of the Spartan military, and lived in barracks with the other soldiers. They were allowed to take a wife, but they weren't allowed to live with her. At age 30, they became full citizens of Sparta, provided they had served honorably. The Spartan boy, learned only the basics, according to Plutarch, such as music and mathematics.Ancient Athens was the bright intellectual, educational and cultural centre of all Greece. The whole city was a large school, a large temple, a large workshop of art The Athenian education aimed at the cultivation of the person? s mental, physical and moral qualities, leading the youth to become "strong and decent", useful to his city and fellow citizens.
The balance between body and soul was the main target of the athenian education, the noblest the worlds has known.The education of the little Athenian began on the day of birth and lasted until the age of 20. First of all, the parents made sure that they raised a healthy and lively child. The first years of his life were completely dedicated to playing.
i. The education in ancient Athens consisted of 3 basic courses. The first course included reading, writing and arithmetic’s. When the children had a good command of the language, they were introduced to the great poets works like Homer? s Iliad and Odyssey. ii.
The second course consisted of the subjects of Music: Singing, Playing of the lyre and the flute, Reciting and musical performance of poetry. Through letters, music and poetry, the pupils were also taught History, Geography, Ethics and all the values of life. That way they cultivated their mind and soul. iii.
The third course was a physical education. The children practiced wrestling, jumping, running and throwing of discus and javelin. That way built their body and became strong and courageous.a) Both were powerful cites of the current Greece between 500BC and 350BC. b) Both considered the state as sperm. c) Strict discipline was highly valued and corporal unishment was common in both.
d)a) Athenian education was literary based b) Athenian education was broad and much liberal while the spathan mostly dwelt on proffecional studies in war-fare. c) Spartan education aimed to maintain statuesque while the Athenian was for all d) While the Spartan regarded mostly the education of the boy-child apart from gymnastics for all, the Athenians had education for both genders. e) Exposing of the infant child to harsh elements like ice and snow was evident and compulsory to the Spartans while for the Athenians it was optional f) To the Spartans, religion was part of everything g) While manual work was down looked by the Athenian elites, to the Spartan mental, spiritual and manual works were regarded.h) While rigidity, strictness and severity characterized Spartan education, there was a lot of freedom for an individual in the Athenian context i) Democracy in leadership dominated the Athenian education lifestyle while for he Spartans strict obedience to the states’ monarchy was paramount. j) While Athenian boys attained full citizenship at age 18, the Spartan boys qualified for full citizenship at age 30.
k) Reading and writing was not given prominence in Spartan education but instead, the Athenians emphasized on it and in addition at age 15 extended to include trainings on judicial, legislative and military service.
