In Sparta, boys were given to the barracks so they could be trained since they valued winning wars rather than having educated people.
Answer:
More countries began to invest in expeditions to the Americas
Explanation:
The Spanish were the first Europeans that managed to conquer large territories in the New World. This led to the downfall of multiple civilizations, such as the Inca civilization. The Incas were a civilization that highly appreciated the gold, for religious purposes not for wealth, and they had it in abundance. The Spanish managed to get their hands on most of it, and big portion of it ended up back in Europe. The word quickly spread out, so the other nations wanted to get a piece of the gold from the New World, and that sparked lot of new expeditions from several different countries.
A state can be defined as a 'political community' which gathers under one leader and abide by a specfic set of rules and laws.
The early states as those seen in the Sumer, where city-states. Small in size, ruled by a king with the support of the local people and land lords.
The ruler also had a small army to maintain local order and to protect against foriegn invasions.
The Chinese, The Soviet Union, and North Korea
