HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Sparta
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Athens
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Both
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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: -Like Spartan boys, Athenian boys had to learn to run, jump, and fight. But this training was not as harsh or as long as the training in Sparta. Unlike Spartan men, Athenian men didn’t have to devote their whole lives to the army. All men in Athens joined the army, but for only two years.
Detailed explanation-3: -How Ancient Sparta’s Harsh Military System Trained Boys Into Fierce Warriors. The Greek city-state imposed brutal training and contests that began at age 7.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Spartan Military Spartan boys started their military training at age 7, when they left home and entered the Agoge. The boys lived communally under austere conditions.
Detailed explanation-5: -By the age of eighteen the young Athenian was ready for military service. Prior to this, from roughly the age of twelve, he would have had considerable exposure to physical training participating in a range of activities-running, wrestling, jumping, discus and javelin.