WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT GREECE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
From an early age, Spartan boys were trained to be
A
writers
B
leaders
C
teachers
D
soldiers
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Spartan children were placed in a military-style education program. At the age of 7, Spartan boys were removed from their parents’ homes and began the “agoge, ‘’ a state-sponsored training regimen designed to mold them into skilled warriors and moral citizens.

Detailed explanation-2: -Even in ancient times, the Spartans were famous for the way they lived. From a very young age, Spartan children learned to fight and practise rigour, physical fitness and obeying orders. They also staged pretend battles.

Detailed explanation-3: -Meaning “a leading, ‘’ this thirteen-year physical, military, religious, and moral education trained a boy in the aptitudes, knowledge, and virtues he would need to become a man and join the Homoioi-the “Equals” or “Peers.” Only these Spartiates could become full citizens of Lacedaemon and join its elite warrior class.

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