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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the greatest achievements of the city-state of Sparta?
A
They produced some of the world’s greatest works of art.
B
They built a military society with the strongest army in Greece.
C
They made amazing advancements in architecture.
D
They developed the first democratic government.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The military class of Sparta is famous for having achieved victories against Athens in the Peloponnesian War from 431 to 404 BCE and also for becoming much of the leading military might among the unified Greek armies who fought against the Persian Empire during the Greco-Persian Wars around 480 BCE.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Spartans were widely considered to have the strongest army and the best soldiers of any city-state in Ancient Greece. All Spartan men trained to become warriors from the day they were born. The Spartan Army fought in a Phalanx formation.

Detailed explanation-3: -One factor was the agoge, the Greek city-state’s educational and training system, which used harsh, extreme and sometimes cruel methods to prepare boys to be Spartan citizens and soldiers. “The agoge aimed to instill soldierly virtues: strength, endurance, solidarity, ‘’ as the late Canadian historian Mark Golden wrote.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sparta: Military Might Located in the southern part of Greece on the Peloponnisos peninsula, the city-state of Sparta developed a militaristic society ruled by two kings and an oligarchy, or small group that exercised political control.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sparta is far superior to Athens because their army was fierce and protective, girls received some education and women had more freedom than in other poleis. First, the army of Sparta was the strongest fighting force in Greece.

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