An Ember in the Ashes -- Informational Texts

An Ember in the Ashes 

as Informational Text (compare/contrast style)

Similarities to Ancient Greek Culture
An Ember in the Ashes:	Ancient Greek Culture:
Martial Culture	Spartan Warrior Culture
Scholars: emphasis on learning, arts, books	Athenian culture emphases on the arts
Class system: slaves and freemen and women, soldier caste, spiritual augurs as ultimate authority	Class system: the rich, slaves vs. freemen, ruling class of nobles, spiritual class as ultimate authority
Children are selected to be Martials at a young age, and are honed though years of training and trials.	Children become Spartan warriors at a young age, through a series of trials and training.
Young Martials have to fend for themselves in the wild to prove themselves.	Young Spartans have to prove themselves by surviving the wild.
Low class women are subjugated by sexual and physical violence.	Low class women are subjugated by sexual and physical violence.
Leaders come from the Martial class.	Leaders come from the Warrior class.
Women can be strong leaders.	“only Spartan women can give birth to Spartan men”
Price for failure or disloyalty = death	“come back with your shield or on it”
Dissimilarities
Presence of a Resistance Movement	Separate City-States mean Athens and Sparta govern themselves separately, so no need for a resistance.
One class rules another with violence and oppression	Freedom from outside rule and oppression, or at least the ability to fight against would-be invaders (Persia)
Silver Masks as hallmark of Martial Class	Shields and armor as hallmark of warrior class.
Scholarship is stamped out, not valued.	Scholarship is not valued in Sparta, but Athens embraces it, so there is a safe haven for learning.