In the New Sparta (Between 800 and 600 B

question 40

Multiple Choice

In the new Sparta (between 800 and 600 B.C.E., males

• A) were allowed to vote at age twenty.
• B) were automatically enrolled in the army upon reaching adulthood.
• C) would move in with wives upon marriage.
• D) were allowed to retire from the military after completing five years of service
• E) lived with their parents until they completed school.

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