WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT GREECE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where did Spartan boys live?
A
a in barracks
B
b with military families
C
c with helots
D
d in ephors’ homes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -They lived in military houses called barracks. Their education stressed discipline, duty, strength, and military skills. They were taught to read and write just enough to get by, but Spartans did NOT consider those skills important. What was important was to be a brave soldier.

Detailed explanation-2: -Why did Spartan males live in barracks? So they could train, and be ready for the military and war. Where was Sparta located? What did Sparta use as money?

Detailed explanation-3: -2. 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-4: -The “well-built and sturdy” children were allowed to live, while those who were deemed unhealthy or deformed were left at the foot of a mountain to die. At age seven, Spartan boys were turned over by their parents to the state, where they were organized into companies that lived, studied and trained together.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sparta Life Sparta, also known as Lacedaemon, was an ancient Greek city-state located primarily in a region of southern Greece called Laconia.

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