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Why did Sparta not allow their citizens to travel?

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Sparta was not interested in allowing people to travel except for battle since the Spartans did not want to introduce new lifestyles in the place.

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Did Sparta citizens enjoy traveling and visitors from other polis?

Sparta would not let its citizens travel to other cities unless they were fighting


Why did Sparta not welcome visitors from other cities or allow their citizens to travel?

Because Sparta was very ancient. They would believe the gods would get angry with them and stop with there services. The Spartans were very mush set-in-their-ways and traditions and did not favor change.


Why did Sparta not welcome visiter from other cities or allow their citizens to travel?

Because they don't want distraction from these kind of things, so they can't practice fighting or train. They give their loyalty completely to their polis (their city)


Why do you think they lived in Athens and not in Sparta?

Who is they. The citizens of Sparta lived in Sparta. The citizens of Athens lived in Athns. Each preferred their own city, which is why they were citizens of that city.


Was Sparta such a disciplined society?

Sparta was a disciplined society. It was very caught up in war and had some of the best soldiers that were trained starting at seven. They did not even allow visitors or outsiders to come in Sparta, and allowed none of it's citizens to get out.


Is it in Sparta or in Athens that only men could be citizens of a polis?

in Sparta were only free men citizens?


Which had citizens as the upper class between Sparta and Athens?

Athens had citizens as the upper class Sparta's upper class was called equals not citizens.


What controlled citizens of Sparta?

An assembly of the Spartan citizens.


Is Sparta a direct or representative democracy?

Neither. Sparta was an oligarchy where nobles of a certain rank had direct power of the citizens and non-citizens (helots) in Sparta. Citizens who were not from these noble families and non-citizens had no power to promote their views.You are likely thinking of Athens which was a direct democracy.


Was the Helots citizens of Sparta?

The Helots were not Spartan citizens ; they were essentially slaves .


How were non citizens treated in Sparta?

Not good


Sparta used what to control its citizens?

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