Women Flashcards
Where women allowed to undertake the agoge?
No, only men.
Were Spartan women considered full Spartans?
No, because they had not completed the agoge.
What are some differences between Spartan women and other Greek women?
Spartan women could own land.
Spartan women had the right to divorce.
Spartan women exercised naked with the men.
Spartan women gave up their children to the agoge when they were just 7.
What was the ultimate goal of Spartan women?
To bear strong, healthy children, preferably boys. This was the same in other city states but to achieve this, Spartans acted differently.
What was the idea behind allowing the women a range of freedom to exercise and compete in sport and manual labor?
This would strengthen the mother. The Spartans believed that a physically strong women would give birth to strong, healthy children.
Were Spartan women allowed to vote?
No, but it is believed that they may have had influence on voting.
