Question

The ancient greek city-state of sparta was run as an oligarch, meaning

Answer 1

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The Greek City-State of Sparta was a warrior society. Everyone was either respected to find and hunt for food or steal it, as they lived in a very mountainous isolated region- a big consequence of Greece's geography.
It was run by oligarchs. This meant that rich aristocrats ruled over them, and usually had laws in favor of the wealthy. That meant the rich got richer, and the poor lost their money, and got poorer. Perhaps this was the reason why there were so many hardships in Sparta, and this possibly led to its downfall.
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