What Was the Critical Factor in Transforming Sparta into a Militaristic

question 11

Multiple Choice

What was the critical factor in transforming Sparta into a militaristic polis?

• A)the war against the neighboring Messenians
• B)the invasions by the Persians
• C)the war against Athens
• D)its commercial rivalry with Athens
• E)its use of slavery to advance its standing as a polis

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Definitions:

Archegoniophore

The structure that bears archegonia, found in certain plants like liverworts and ferns, facilitating reproduction.

Liverworts

Simple, non-vascular plants that are part of the bryophyte group, often found in moist habitats and playing a role in the ecosystem as pioneer species.

Lycopodiophyta

A division of vascular plants known as clubmosses that exhibit early characteristics of plant evolution such as microphyll leaves.

Bryophyta

A division of non-vascular plants that includes mosses, liverworts, and hornworts, characterized by a life cycle dominated by the gametophyte stage.