WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT GREECE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Greek city state placed so much value on military service that boys were taken from their homes at 7 years old to learn to be a soldier?
A
Sparta
B
Athens
C
Corinth
D
Marathon
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Indoctrination into this lifestyle began early. Spartan boys started their military training at age 7, when they left home and entered the Agoge.

Detailed explanation-2: -Military activity was essential to Sparta. At the age of seven, boys left home to begin training at a military academy called an agoge (a-go-je). At the academy, the boys lived communally with others in their age group. This was meant to prepare them for life in the army.

Detailed explanation-3: -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: -However, both city-states had military strength, and they both played important roles in the defense of ancient Greece. Spartan society was dominated by the military.

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