Question

In what way was Spartan government like an oligarchy?

A. There was a Council of Five Hundred .

C. There were two kings.

C. There was the Spartan council.

D. There was a Council of Gerontes.

Answer 1

D. There was a Council of Gerontes.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Council of Gerontes, otherwise known as The Gerousia, also referred to in modern literature as the Spartan Senate consisted of 28 elderly and 2 kings. An oligarchy refers to a small amount of people in control of a government, in which the Spartan government also had a small group of people in control of the government.