HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Question
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They were treated harshly, almost like slaves.
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They mostly fought as soldiers alongside men.
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They were trained to build up their bodies and were allowed to own land.
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All of the above.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Spartan women had a reputation for being independent-minded, and enjoyed more freedoms and power than their counterparts throughout ancient Greece. While they played no role in the military, female Spartans often received a formal education, although separate from boys and not at boarding schools.
Detailed explanation-2: -Spartan girls participated in the same physical fitness routines as the boys when young, even training with them at first, and were then educated in reading, writing, and mousike ("music") a term which included singing, dance, playing a musical instrument, and composing poetry.
Detailed explanation-3: -One factor was the agoge, the Greek city-state’s educational and training system, which used harsh, extreme and sometimes cruel methods to prepare boys to be Spartan citizens and soldiers. “The agoge aimed to instill soldierly virtues: strength, endurance, solidarity, ‘’ as the late Canadian historian Mark Golden wrote.
Detailed explanation-4: -Unlike other Greek women, Spartan women had equal rights with men, except for voting rights. Since men were in the military and often away from home, the women had full authority over their households.