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2. Surplus of food and Technology – Food was stored in clay pottery vases along with being stored in temples and sheds outside of dinning houses. Once the crops and meat were no longer good to eat, they simply did away with them; the goal was usually to store enough food until it was no longer edible to eat.
3. Division of labor- Male Spartan citizens were prohibited by law from engaging in any profession except that of military training. At age 60 male soldiers could retire and take on other roles within the assembly of Sparta. However, because Spartan citizens were prohibited by their laws from engaging in any profession except training, the perioikoi people one step below a Spartan had a monopoly on trade and manufacturing throughout Sparta.

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