HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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cooking, cleaning, and combat.
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art, music, and poetry.
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sewing, sword-fighting, and trade.
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running, wrestling, and javelin throwing.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Early sources report that Spartan girls practiced running and wrestling; later texts also mention throwing the javelin and discus, boxing, and pankration. They also learned to ride, and votive offerings have been discovered depicting Spartan women on horseback.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sparta women would engage in sporting activities all throughout the city state and many areas of Sparta would hold mini contests of wrestling and running for women (which “boys” would be allowed to attend in order to promote marriage and procreation).
Detailed explanation-3: -Girls in Sparta were raised to be strong and healthy, just like the boys. They received an education in physical fitness, athletics, and combat skills, which included activities such as running, wrestling, and throwing the javelin.
Detailed explanation-4: -Although there were no women’s events in the ancient Olympics, several women appear in the official lists of Olympic victors as the owners of the stables of some victorious chariot entries. In Sparta, girls and young women did practice and compete locally.