Question

The spartan goal was to have a society based on military in order to preserve the spartan city state. To what extent did they reach their goal?
Ms. Sue
What does your book say?

Daniela
It's a worksheet with four documents and the first document says that their education was basically to communicate in war, and the starvation diet encouraged kids to steal their own food and this prepared them for war time conditions, also this helps them be a little sneaky and clever during the war.
Daniela
The third and fourth documents state that they trained a lot and if they had leisure time they would learn from older people or teach people younger then them, the fourth document states that the Spartans made themselves more intimidating to the enemy by priming up for battle.
Ms. Sue
Did all of this save Sparta?

Daniela
I don't think so
Daniela
It's just asking if they reached their goal right
Daniela
The extent that they achieved their goal was learning and training hard for war. Am I on the right track?
Daniela
Is this an okay answer or not?
Ms. Sue
Sparta's goal was to preserve (save) the Spartan city-state.

Considering it was a powerful city-state for about 280 years, I would say it reached its goal. After it was defeated by Thebes, it still remained an independent city-state for another couple hundred years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparta