WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT GREECE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What did the Spartans use to control its citizens?
A
the helots
B
the military
C
forced physical punishments
D
the government
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Spartan citizens were controlled by the strictures of laws and military traditions that they lived in. They were a part of their society and government simultaneously; therefore, they were constantly reminded of the violence that could be inflicted upon them should they renege on their duties.

Detailed explanation-2: -Peloponnesian League, also called Spartan Alliance, military coalition of Greek city-states led by Sparta, formed in the 6th century bc.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sparta was an oligarchy. The state was ruled by two hereditary kings of the Agiad and Eurypontid families, both supposedly descendants of Heracles and equal in authority, so that one could not act against the power and political enactments of his colleague.

Detailed explanation-4: -Spartan troops drilled relentlessly, until they could execute tactics with perfection. β€œIt was probably their training in tactical maneuvers which really gave Spartan soldiers their edge on the battlefield, β€˜β€™ J.F. Lazenby writes in his book The Spartan Army.

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