Ancient Greece: Sparta Flashcards
Sparta
A greek city that had an artistic culture but then became the city-state with the most powerful army
Spartan
A form of living, hvaing the bare minimum
Gerousia
There were 2 kings and 26 elders who acted like the Supreme Court of the time
Ephors
Anually elected magistrate who run the government
Apella
The assembley open to all good-male citizens
Laconian
The administrative capital of Sparta located in the southeastern part of the Palopornesse penninsula
Someone who speaks very little
Messiania
A place next to Laconia that fought and lost against Sparta
Spartiate
Full blooded Spartan with good social standing
Top of the social classes
Perioikoi
Ousiders who were not citizens nor slaves and they did the things Spartan didn’t want to do
Hypomeiones
Inferiors
Half-blooded Spartan who lose their good social standing
Group Bondage
A group of people who were slaves, with social death but not alienated
Helots
Messianians who were slaves and worked the land for the Spartan
A social class
Agoge
Military school for boys focused on martial arts with basic education.
(7 - 18 years old)
Krypteia
An institution where boys learned survival skills out in the land and tortured/kill outstanding helots
(18 - 30 years old)
Mess Hall
(Phiditia)
The cafeteria of the barracks where married men had to eat their meals to avoid being isolated
