Spartan Education

What was the purpose of education in Sparta?

• To produce scholars and philosophers

• To produce men and women who could protect the city-state

• To produce artists and musicians

• To produce traders and merchants

At what age did Spartan children start their training?

• At birth

• At the age of 7

• At the age of 10

• At the age of 20

What were Spartan boys encouraged to do if they did not get caught?

• To ask for more food

• To steal food

• To run away from the barracks

• To confess their mistakes

What did Spartan women have that other Greek women did not?

• The right to vote in assemblies

• The right to own and control their own property

• The right to become soldiers

• The right to participate in the Olympic Games

Until what age did a Spartan man live in the soldiers' barracks?

• Until he was 20 years old

• Until he was 25 years old

• Until he was 30 years old

• Until he completed his military training

Who were the helots in Spartan society?

• The ruling elite

• The slaves conquered by the Spartans

• The Spartan soldiers

• The government officials

What did the Spartan government sometimes do to control the helot population?

• Offered them citizenship

• Declared war on them

• Gave them land

• Allowed them to marry Spartans

What rights did the helots have despite their harsh treatment?

• They could vote in elections

• They could become Spartan soldiers

• They could marry and sell any extra crops

• They could hold political office

What happened to the two thousand helots who were chosen as the best fighters by the Spartan government?

• They were set free

• They were given land

• They were killed by the Spartans

• They were trained as elite soldiers

How could helots potentially gain their freedom?

• By escaping to another city-state

• By serving in the Spartan army

• By saving enough money

• By overthrowing the Spartan government