Lex Von Klark 5/17/13 History

GOVERNMENT Sparta was an oligarchy ruled by a Council of Elders. The council consisted of 2 Kings and 28 elders (Age 60+). Elections were basically a shooting match. The loudest support meant victory!

ECONOMY Spartans relied on slaves (Helots) and noncitizens (Perikoi) to farm the land, sculpt pottery, sew clothing, and repair weapons. They also relied on trade with other countries. Spartans would purchase their goods with heavy iron bars instead of using coins.

EDUCATION Boys and girls were expected to be disciplined and strong. Babies were left to die if they seemed to be weak. At the age of 7, boys were sent to the barracks to begin their military training. They were taught to suffer immense pain without any complaint; to steal without being caught; to fight and intimidate others. At age 20 they had to pass a physical and strategic exam before they could become a true Spartan soldier and citizen. WOMEN Girls were also expected to be tough. They trained in archery and gymnastics. Spartan women had more rights than most Greeks. They looked after their husbands property during times of war. Spartan women were also free to speak with other men, even marry a second husband if her first husband was gone from battle too long.

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Use the previous pages and the British Museums Sparta Website to complete the following. Write complete sentences with specific details and analytical explanations from the texts. DO NOT PLAGARIZE. PARAPHRASE USING YOUR OWN VOCABULARY. Be thorough in your answers. Input Charts are the primary source for Unit Exams (30% HISTORY category), use as study guide. PROMPT 1.) What type of government did the Spartans use? What does this reveal about Spartan society? 2.) Who was expected to farm, sculpt, and metalworking in Spartan society? What does this reveal about the role of citizens in Spartan society? 3.) Describe the steps a Sparta male had to endure to become a full soldier and citizen. What does this reveal about the expectations of masculinity in Spartan culture. YOUR ANSWER They used an oligarchy. This showed that the Spartans valued power and wealth. The slaves. It shows that the Spartans deemed these tasks worthy only for lowly peons.

When a boy became seven years old, they were sent to barracks for military training. They were trained in many different ways that could help them in the army like pain suppression, intimidate others, and steal without being caught. 4.) How were Spartan women different from They had more and better rights, and were trained most Greek women? (Be specific) What does in archery and gymnastics. They were even this reveal about the expectations of allowed to speak to men other than their femininity in Spartan culture? husbands, and re-marry if their husband was away at war for to long. 5.) On the website, click the link for Story, read They might have changed from a place of the story and provide the one possible reason craftsmanship to a place of war because of that Sparta transformed from a place of necessity. They could have been attacked by craftsmanship into a military-oriented city. another city, or a revolt could have occurred. 6.) On the website, click the link for Explore, The jar shows that the greeks thought themselves select the drawer for Food and Feasting. as refined, the statue shows the men were above Explore each of the 5 objects and explain the the women, Aristaios shows that they had gods for important insights indicated about Greek culture even the most minor things, the Kylix shows that through food and feasting. they still valued art to some extent, and the Skyphos shows that wine was major part of Grecian society. 7.) On the website, click the link for Explore, The items showed that they valued artemis orthia select the drawer for Religion. Explore each of as a major goddess. the 8 objects and explain the important insights indicated about Greek culture through religion. 8.) On the website, click the link for Challenge, I learned that there were many difficult trials on complete the challenge steps, and then reflect on the road to becoming a Spartan citizen. your learning and questions stemming from the experience.

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