Multiple choice

The city-state of Sparta was characterizedby what type of government?

  1. Tyranny

  2. Dictatorship

  3. Oligarchy

  4. Democracy
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Sparta was governed by a small group of elite citizens, which is the definition of an oligarchy. It was not a democracy like Athens, nor was it ruled by a single tyrant or dictator in the modern sense.

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