WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -The Spartans believed that military power was the way to provide security and protec-tion for their city. Daily life in Sparta reflected this belief.

Detailed explanation-2: -The helots rebelled many times. Although they greatly outnumbered the Spartans and fought hard, the Spartans put down the revolts. Fear of these revolts led Sparta to become a state that focused everything on building a strong army.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sparta was an oligarchy. The state was ruled by two hereditary kings of the Agiad and Eurypontid families, both supposedly descendants of Heracles and equal in authority, so that one could not act against the power and political enactments of his colleague.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sparta was an oligarchic city-state, ruled by two hereditary kings equal in authority. Spartan society was largely structured around the military, and around military training.