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Sparta
Human Heritage a world history textbook
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History
7th Grade
05/27/2012

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true or false: Sparta had become weakest military power in Greece
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false: strongest military power in greece
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how was sparta ruled at first?
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by a king
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about 800B.C. ______took over the government.
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aristocrats
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aristocrats
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nobles, members of the upper class
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after aristocrats took over, _______ ruled sparta , even though they had (little/much) power.
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2 king ruled jointly, with little power
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duties of 2 kings were:
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lead army, conduct religious services
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who were called spartan citizens?
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aristocrats
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how old did citizens have to be to be members of the assembly?
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20 yrs. old
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what did the assembly do?
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passed laws and decided questions of war and peace
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how often did the assembly choose the ephors?
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every year
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how many ephors were choosen?
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5
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what did ephors do?
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take charge of publis affairs and guide the education of young spartans
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who helped the ephors?
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Council of Elders
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who made up the council of elders?
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men over 60 years old 
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how long did men serve in the council of elders?
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chosen for life
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what did the council of elders do?
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help the ephors, suggested laws to the assembly, served as a high court
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was was the relationship btw. spartans and farming?
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none... they had no interest in farming
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who worked the spartans' land?
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helots
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who were helots?
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enslaved people owned by the city-states
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how much of their crops did the helots have to turn into the aristocrats who owned the land?
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half of their crops
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True or false: Spartans were not interested in bussiness either.
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true: they left trade and bussiness for the perioeci 
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who were the perioeci?
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merchants and artisans who lived in the villages
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were the perioeci considered citizens?
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They were considered neither enslaved people nor citizens. 
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____and ____ worked while ___trained for the army and war.
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helots, perioeci, aristocrats
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Aristocrats had a choice to let perioeci in the government. What was the resolution of this?
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they left thing the way they were because they were afraid that any change would destroy their way of life.       
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how were children treated?
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if babies looked strong and happy, they were allowed to live. If they looked weak and sickly, they were left on a hillside to die.
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how were women treated?
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they were allowed more freedoms. they could mingle freely with men and could enjoy sports such as wrestling and racing.
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What happened to boys when they turned 7?
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they were sent to military camp. they lived under harsh conditions. They were given small amounts of food and were given only one cloak to wear. they walked barefoot, in silence, eyes to the ground.they only spoke when spoken to and slept out in the open. they learned to read, write and use weapons. 
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At what agge could men retire from the army?
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age 60
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Why did the spartans try to prevent change?
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they believed that new ideas would weaken their way of life.
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