Sparta Became a Highly Militarized Society Primarily Because

Sparta became a highly militarized society primarily because

A) Spartans feared an uprising by the helots.
B) Spartans sought to re-create the far-flung empire of the Assyrians.
C) repeated raids by Athens forced Spartans to adopt defensive measures.
D) of significant mineral wealth, which allowed Spartans to support a large army.
E) Spartan society was dominated by a class of academics devoted to studying and developing military strategy.