The correct answers are B) All males serve in the army from age seven and D) Art and literature are considered useless.
The statements that describe some characteristics of life in Sparta but not Athens are the following: All males serve in the army from age seven and art and literature are considered useless.
Sparta was known to be a city-state of warriors. Spartans were fierce warriors that taught their children to be warriors since the early years. Although Athens had an impressive Navy, people from Athens were more academic, more interested in education, politics, and society. Let's remember that Cleisthenes, leader of Athens was the creator of democracy, the system of government where citizens could elect their rulers.
