Card 1: Sparta VS. AthensAncient Greece was rich in culture, as the country was divided into many polis (city-states). Among these cities were the two most authoritative rivals: Athens and Sparta; having struggled to achieve power more than the others, Athens and Sparta gained the most recognition. Although both cities were among the most powerful in ancient Greece, achieving this power was approached in contradictory ways, as their values ​​and lifestyle differed greatly. Athens and Sparta's contrasting visions for their citizens framed their culture, which became the sole deciding factor in the type of laws that were implemented and enforced to form divergent systems including government, social class, and gender roles. Sparta and Athens had different systems of government; Sparta was an oligarchy and Athens was a democracy. The government of Sparta consisted of two kings who had different powers; one served as commander-in-chief of the armed forces, while the other oversaw internal matters at home and took responsibility if his co-king was killed in action. The judicial powers of the kings were shared with members of the gerousia, as well as with the ephors (overseers). Members of the gerousia served for the rest of their lives, while the ephors controlled the education system and headed the secret police, designed to control the helots – this was a system found only in Sparta. The government aimed to train its army to the “highest degree of skill possible,” which would create a strong army to preserve its “dominance over the helots,” while at the same time gaining a military advantage over its enemies. Sparta's vision consisted of two main goals: “freeing male citizens from everything except military obligations, and socialization...... at the center of the card......, meaning that initially men they were the dominant group and killing girls created a greater imbalance in the sex ratio, while Sparta lacked men as they were always killed in war, which allowed Spartan women to "inherit all her father's land" and become extremely rich (121). “admired in peace and feared in war” (102), Athens was admired for its values ​​of education and intellect. The two cities certainly acquired different values ​​and lifestyles, but they did so with a final objective: to obtain as much power as possible, which led them to conduct drastic procedures, such as training Spartans from birth to become hoplites and the devaluation and the devaluation of Athenian girls. even eliminated by their inability to gain power. In conclusion, both cities have structured their culture and system with the sole purpose of gaining power.