WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT GREECE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Did Athenian or Spartan women have more rights?
A
Athenian women
B
Spartan women
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Spartan women had more freedoms than the Athenian women. Picture showing the victory of Sparta over Athens during the Peloponnesian War . In the city-state of Sparta, an oligarchy controlled the power.

Detailed explanation-2: -Although Spartan women were not active in the military, they were educated and enjoyed more status and freedom than other Greek women.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sparta ideals allowed for a greater level of gender of equality than Athens, as they sought for all citizens to be physically strong (Lefkowitz and Fant 2016). Athenian ideals, on the other hand, favored women to tend to the Oikos, and men in her life (McClure 2020).

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