Final answer:
The statement that the queen treated the silver mines in Glome as a resource rather than as a prison is not true based on historical evidence of slave labor conditions in ancient mines.
Correct option is 2.
Step-by-step explanation:
Among the statements provided about the queen who improved the silver mines in Glome, the one that is NOT true is the queen treating the mines as a resource rather than a prison.
Historical evidence suggests that in multiple ancient and later societies, the conditions in mines were incredibly harsh.
Slaves were often treated poorly and their labor was exploited to the maximum extent without regard to their wellbeing, much like in the cases of Athens during the Peloponnesian War, Roman society, and the Spanish conquests in the Americas.
Although a queen might have attempted improvements such as hiring stronger healthier slaves, buying slaves with certain skills like Greek engineering, and possibly even allowing them the opportunity to work for their freedom,
treatment of mines as resource centers for laborers' development and rehabilitation rather than as sites of severe punishment and exploitation seems anachronistic and inconsistent with the historical record of slave labor in mines.
Correct option is 2.