The education of Greek children differed in
each polis. In Sparta, boys from the age of 7 were taken from their families to live a communal life in a military school barracks. Weapons training dominated their days, and their recreation was learning poems and songs that glorified battle and sacrifice. Reading and writing was unimportant. Boys learned to be good fighters. In Athens, citizens had to be educated to take part in voting in the Assembly.

The correct answer is C.