WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT GREECE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Women had more privileges and responsibilities in which Greek city-state?
A
Athens
B
Sparta
C
Macedonia
D
China
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Article. Spartan women had more rights and enjoyed greater autonomy than women in any other Greek city-state of the Classical Period (5th-4th centuries BCE).

Detailed explanation-2: -Sparta’s view toward their women was more liberal than that of Athens. Sparta was by far the better of the two City-States in Ancient Greece to be woman. They had the freedom to mingle among the men, to own property, and the education that was not awarded to the women of Athens.

Detailed explanation-3: -Spartan women enjoyed some freedoms that were not available to girls in other Greek cities. For example, they were allowed to own their own property and to participate in public life. In comparison to the city-state of Athens, where women were largely confined to their own home, Spartan women enjoyed much more freedom.

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