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4. What was Sparta's main economic activity?

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Sparta's economy relied on farming and on conquests of other people. Sparta had fertile soil but there was not enough land to provide food. Spartans took land from their neighbors, who were then forced to work for Sparta. Spartan men were expected to serve in the Army until the age of 60.

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