WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT GREECE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which group of ancient Greek women had greater freedom?
A
slave women
B
Athenian women
C
metic women
D
Spartan women
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Spartan women were famous in ancient Greece for having more freedom than women elsewhere in the Greek world. To contemporaries outside of Sparta, Spartan women had a reputation for promiscuity and controlling their husbands.

Detailed explanation-2: -Although Spartan women were not active in the military, they were educated and enjoyed more status and freedom than other Greek women.

Detailed explanation-3: -Spartan women had more freedoms than the Athenian women. Picture showing the victory of Sparta over Athens during the Peloponnesian War. In the city-state of Sparta, an oligarchy controlled the power.

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