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--Therefore, Sparta is the strongest civilization not only because of their military and government but how they overcame many battles along the way and many ups and downs they faced, Sparta had the determination and grit to get through almost any problem that gets in their way and that's how they got so far.

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-- Overall Sparta was an  strong, fierce, and very powerful civilization, with a war based civilization they gained great strength over other civilizations, Sparta had very strong women who had the right to speak for themselves and own land, Sparta had an oligarchy that included the Council of Elders, which brought them to great ideas for their military, government, and obviously their civilization and lastly Spartans mindset to never back down or give up, these are the qualities of a great civilization.

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-- Sparta's technology was mostly armor and weapons, so they don't have any amazing creations or outstanding architecture, although some things they were known for was their unique statues, their way of education, and there armor and weapons.

*Education*
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Sparta's education with war based. Spartan boys did not learn a lot about reading or writing but they did learn how to fight and it paid off in war. Spartan boys learn how to fight in war and started their training when they're at the age of seven. Once boys turned 20 they became full-time soldiers in till they turn 60.  Spartan girls will you get a formal type of education. Spartan girls got to engage in athletic competitions, such as javelin-throwing, wrestling, and they danced competitively (History)

*Armor/weapons*
--  Sparta's armor is one of the reasons why they lasted so long in a war. Even though it wasn't outstanding technology, but it worked for them. Spartans who fought in war wore a large bronze helmet, chest plate, ankle guards, and carried around shield made of bronze and wood, and lastly a long spear and sword. A hoplon is a shield made together with a spear, it was the most important weapon for Spartan warriors (Cartwright).

*Statues*
-- Sparta made statues for many things such as their religion, for decoration, and for someone important. Spartans created a statue or painting of a real person, that somewhat resembled the person, but the statue was always made more appealing. Men were always given lots of muscles and they gave women long, flowing hair. They also put men and women's eyes evenly spaced. (Lacey)

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--  Sparta's did not really have much religion. Sparta was polytheistic but, they never really expressed it. Sparta's culture was weak because they didn't really care and pay much attention to their education.

*Education*
--Sparta's education was mostly war, so Spartans never got a good education. They did not pay much attention to learn to read and write. The only reason they would teach how to read and write was because of practical reasons. Every other form of education was banned. The boys' main focus was to learn how to fight in a war (History Alive).

*Lack of Attention to Their Religion*
--Sparta's lack of attention to their religion was not much. Once again Sparta was so focused on their military that they never show as much respect as they should have to anything else except their military. Yes, they did have ceremonies with human sacrifices, but that was the biggest thing they ever really did. Not only was there a lack of religion but there were also actions that made their religion look bad. For example, when babies didn't look strong enough they killed the babies (History).

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-- Sparta's trade and economy wasn't as advanced as other civilizations, but with their slaves, non-citizens, and their army helped Sparta get the things they needed.

*Slaves*
-- Most people think Sparta's trade was bad because they didn't trade with other civilizations. Sparta didn't need to trade with other civilizations to get what they needed. The villagers Sparta conquered became slaves that were called, helots. The helots helped out the Spartans a lot with their trade. For example, they helped Sparta produce the goods it lacked (History Alive).

*Non-citizens*
-- Sparta had a second group called The non-citizens did a lot for Sparta. For example, they helped out in war, farming, and even helped Sparta with trading. The non-citizens acted and were mostly treated like they were in the Spartan civilization. The non-citizens were able to live freely but they were not allowed to be a part of the Spartan government (History Alive).

*Army*
--First of all, it probably sounds ridiculous to say Sparta used their army to help support their trade and economy. But to be honest, Sparta would never have gotten this far with their trade and economy without their army. Sparta's army helped the economy by conquering other villages so that Sparta had workers/slaves to do the work they couldn’t do and to get the goods they couldn't get (Cartwright).

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*Technology*

--Sparta's technology wasn't Sparta's best strength because they never paid much attention to it. Although Sparta did make columns that were really the only major thing they did for their technology. Overall Sparta's technology was mostly for their weapons.

* Lack of attention to technology*
-- Since Sparta was so focused on their military, they did not care for much of anything else, including their technology. The main thing technology helped Sparta with was with their weapons and armor. If Sparta used the technology they could've used and spent time towards it they could've got much further than just having a strong army, they could've had an even stronger government.

*Weapons and Armor *
-- Sparta technology was mostly all weapons and armor. After all, it does make sense they were so focused on their army. The thing the Spartan's didn't know was that their whole civilization can't just be their army. Sparta should have realized is that if they used technology more than just their army they could have become a stronger civilization.

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*GOVERNMENT*

--Sparta had a very strong government full of powerful leaders, a forceful and fearful army, independent and fierce women,  and overall an Oligarchy.

*Oligarchy*
--Sparta's form of government was an oligarchy. Sparta' had a group of people called the Council of Elders. The council of elders was ruled by two kings and there were 28 other men that helped back up the kings. Many important decisions were made in the Council of Elders that the Assembly couldn't make. The two kings inherited their position and they shared equal powers. The 28 other men would be voted on by the Assembly. To be elected into the Council of Elders men had to be 60 years old and from a noble family. The council of Elders prepared laws for the Assembly to vote on, and it had the power to stop any laws passed by the Assembly that council members didn't like (Cartwright; History Alive).

*Army*
-- Sparta army was unbelievable. Boys started training for war at the age of seven. Once they turned 20 they got into harsher training. For example, the men got lashed and whipped sometimes to the point of death. Spartan men became full-time soldiers and remained on active duty until age 60. One of the reasons Sparta's army was so strong was because the boys and men trained their whole life which made them well prepared. In the Spartan army, no one soldier was considered superior to another. They were all there to do the same thing an that was to defeat the other civilization (Cartwright; History).

*Independent women*
-- In Sparta women were treated no different than men. Sparta women were expected to be strong, healthy, and some times they would have to be ready to fight. They would have to be able to handle the fact that their husband or son could die in war. Most women even told their husband/son to win the war or die in it. Women were also expected to look after their husband's property in times of war. All Sparta women were able to speak with their husbands' friends. They could even own and control their own property. Lastly, they could marry again if their husband died or was in a war for too long (Cartwright; History Alive).

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Thesis Statement:
Sparta was the strongest, most powerful, fearless, and the most unstoppable civilization anyone could ever imagine because they had such a confident and powerful army that would never back down and their oligarchy led them to great ideas, and overall a great civilization.