Athens v. Sparta

Today we talk about Athens and Sparta so here are some of the notes I took:

Spartans:

• very warlike people
• known for their infantry 
• spartan boys started training at the age of 7

Athens:

• had an amazing navy
• the most effective weapon is the trireme
• phalanx

Persian empire v. Greece:

• greeks have homecourt advantage
• Persia is bigger
• Greeks had trained fighters
• Persia had archers, cavalry, and a paid military