Which are characteristics of life in Sparta but not Athens? Choose all answers that are correct. A. The people took great pride
in their temples and monuments. B. Males served in the army from age seven until they reached 30. C. Girls were encouraged to write poetry or weave fancy cloth. D. A council of aristocrats wielded most of the political power.
While Athena was known for its science, democracy, culture, Sparta was known for training seven-year-old boys to become the famous Spartan soldiers. Athens was ruled by Archons democratically elected every year, while Sparta was ruled by kings, the two of them until their death, or were forced to leave office, as well as council of aristocrats elders who had political power. In Athens, philosophy and abstract thought were developed. In Sparta, a practical way of thinking subordinated to the military way of life.
The two years prior to World War I in the region of the Balkans saw the rising of Serbian nationalistic Groups. Later came the assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand in the Balkan City of Sarajevo, main cause of the war.
