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    The document provides descriptions of various weapons and pieces of armor used by Spartan warriors. It describes the golden breast plate they wore, the dory spear used for throwing and jabbing, and their helmets which were made of bronze and provided full protection of the face. It also mentions the materials like bronze used to craft armor, weapons, and tools and describes shields that weighed 30 pounds and were called hoplons or aspides. Additionally, it defines xiphos swords as short bronze swords and notes the Spartan army was also called a splanx; and describes kipos swords, greaves made of bronze to protect the knees, and porpax shields used by gladiators in war.

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    The document provides descriptions of various weapons and pieces of armor used by Spartan warriors. It describes the golden breast plate they wore, the dory spear used for throwing and jabbing, and their helmets which were made of bronze and provided full protection of the face. It also mentions the materials like bronze used to craft armor, weapons, and tools and describes shields that weighed 30 pounds and were called hoplons or aspides. Additionally, it defines xiphos swords as short bronze swords and notes the Spartan army was also called a splanx; and describes kipos swords, greaves made of bronze to protect the knees, and porpax shields used by gladiators in war.

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    Benchmark 4 Vocabulary

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    The document provides descriptions of various weapons and pieces of armor used by Spartan warriors. It describes the golden breast plate they wore, the dory spear used for throwing and jabbing, and their helmets which were made of bronze and provided full protection of the face. It also mentions the materials like bronze used to craft armor, weapons, and tools and describes shields that weighed 30 pounds and were called hoplons or aspides. Additionally, it defines xiphos swords as short bronze swords and notes the Spartan army was also called a splanx; and describes kipos swords, greaves made of bronze to protect the knees, and porpax shields used by gladiators in war.

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    Spartanbreastplate

    Thebreastpiecethatthespartansworeover
    theirchestwasgolden.

    Apieceofarmorwornoverthechestofa
    spartanwarrior.

    Dory

    Thespartansusedthedoryforcertainbattle
    tactics.

    Aspearthatwasusedforthrowingand
    jabbing.

    Helmet

    Thehelmetwasmadeofbronzeandithad
    perfectprotection.

    Thehelmetprotectsthewarriorsfacefrom
    differenttypesofattacks.

    Bronze

    Alsousedinancientgreeceforarmor
    ,weapons,andtools,andprobablyitwasa
    rareresource

    Usedforcraftingdifferentrangesofarmor
    andweapons.

    Shield

    Awoodbowlcoveredincopperandusedin
    ancientgreece

    Theshieldweight30poundsandwascalled
    ratherahoplon,oranaspis.

    Xiphos

    Xiphosaremadeofbronze.

    TheXiphosweretheancientgreeksideedge
    ironshortsword

    Spartanarmy

    Thearmywillcomefrommanymen,andit
    dependifitwasabigwartheywillsend
    somemenandsomeothertoprotecttheir
    civilizationfromothergreekcivilizations.

    Thespartanarmyalsohadadifferentname
    insteadoftheSpartanArmy,insteaditwas
    calledansplanx.

    Kipos

    AKIpositsacurvedandreallysharpsword.

    AkiposwastheswordthatThespartanused
    inwars.

    Greaves

    TheGravesweremadeofbronze,andgave
    protectionfortheknees.

    GreavesareapartofSpartanarmortheyput
    themontheirlegswhentheyhavewar.

    Porpax

    Aporpaxisaancientgreekshieldtheshield
    isusedforwartoprotectthegladiatorsthatis
    goingintowar.

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