The Spartans emphasized military training because in general, they were a nation of soldiers. They were built and raised as warriors because the Spartans prided themselves as heroes that were extremely strong and extremely fierce in battle. Because of their strong military background, they developed a military culture that was brought down to each of the descendants of Sparta. Even since birth, Spartans already learned the ways of the warrior.
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Agricultural civilizations such as Babylon insisted on harsh punishments for crimes given that they did not have ample resources to build jails or prisons where the criminals would be sentenced to. As a result, they imposed harsh punishments which also served to deter would be offenders
