Question

1. choose the true statement about education in sparta.

a. spartan children trained for battle once they became teenagers.
b. in sparta, the purpose of education was to increase wealth.
c. at the age of 40, spartan men could retire from the army.
d. both boys and girls got military training to protect sparta.
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1. choose the true statement about women and enslaved people in sparta.

a. spartan women had more rights compared to women of athens.
b. women in sparta used a lot jewelry, cosmetics, and perfume.
c. there were very few helots, or enslaved people, in sparta.
d. helots were not ever allowed to purchase their freedom.

Explanation:

For question 14:

• A is false: Spartan boys began military training at age 7, not as teenagers.
• B is false: Spartan education focused on military readiness, not wealth.
• C is false: Spartan men served in the army until age 60, not 40.
• D is true: Both boys and girls received physical/military training to strengthen Sparta's defense.

For question 15:

• A is true: Spartan women had more rights (property ownership, legal autonomy) than Athenian women, who had very limited public/legal standing.
• B is false: Spartan culture valued austerity, so women avoided luxury items like jewelry.
• C is false: Helots greatly outnumbered Spartan citizens.
• D is false: Helots could sometimes purchase their freedom through rare opportunities like military service rewards.

Answer:

1. D. Both boys and girls got military training to protect Sparta.
2. A. Spartan women had more rights compared to women of Athens.