So that they know how to live off the land during the war.
The Spartans encouraged their male children to steal food and clothing as a way to toughen them up and develop survival skills. They believed that this experience would help the boys become resourceful and independent warriors, who could fend for themselves in challenging situations.
While Spartans were known for their military prowess and physical training, they also valued education and intellectual stimulation. Spartan boys were educated in reading, writing, and philosophy, and were encouraged to think critically and come up with new ideas. However, the focus on military training and discipline was still the primary concern for Spartan society.
Spartan boys were taught military skills, including combat training, discipline, and physical fitness. They also learned survival skills, such as hunting and endurance training, to prepare them for their role as soldiers in the Spartan society. Boys underwent a rigorous education system known as the agoge, which instilled a sense of duty, loyalty to the state, and self-sufficiency.
Rich Athenian boys were taught subjects such as reading, writing, arithmetic, music, poetry, and physical education in school. They also learned public speaking, debate, and how to participate in political discussions, preparing them for leadership roles in society.
"The government and society in Sparta are so strict. The people have little voice in government." Athenians were a lot more artsy than Spartans, so a statement could be, "Wow, these Spartans are really militaristic." Athens focused on the arts and broadening the mind, and depended on its citizens to be automatically patriotic, whereas Sparta sent boys off to train in the military at young ages, teaching them patriotism, instead of earning it by the goodness of the city-state. In essence, the two cities were complete opposites, so any statement showing the opposing opinions should work.
The Spartans encouraged their male children to steal food and clothing as a way to toughen them up and develop survival skills. They believed that this experience would help the boys become resourceful and independent warriors, who could fend for themselves in challenging situations.
Because that learned them to work together. It wasn't the lying and stealing they stimulated [parents/teachers], but the teamwork it required. An example: the boys in the training dormitories where given not enough food on purpose, this made them work together to steal more food. And the boys were punished for getting caught, not for the stealing itself.
Jack and his boys stole a car from the neighbor's garage.
OK, first its the Athenians and Spartans, come on. I"m a kid and i can spell better then who asked this. Athenians and Spartans were trained in different things. The Spartans were trained purely for war. At age 7 all Spartan boys were sent to school to learn how to fight, and lie, and steal food. They were essentially taught to fight and stay alive. Spartan women were taught how to be a good wife and how to have children but other than that women were not taught very much. I'm not exactly sure what Athenians were taught. Some were taught to fight, some to be other professions such as a doctor, and women were more respected and had better rights in Athens.
So warfare can be considered part of their life.
They took them away from their parents when they were 7 so they would go live in military barracks. They gave the boys very little to eat so they encouraged them to steal food. but when they got caught they would beat them. So the boys learned how to lie, cheat, steal, and be cunning. Children were often whipped in front of their parents and were not allowed to cry out in pain. Older boys often beat the younger boys to teach them how to be tough.
To prove that they had the will and cunning to be a soldier.
Spartans
'A sound mind in a sound body'.
The boys steal the tiger from his house.
Spartan boys were sent off to a boarding school called the agoge at the age of 7.
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