Ancient Sparta Flashcards
Did Spartans have a luxury life?
No. Daily life was restricted to no luxuries
What happened if any foreigner approached Sparta?
Were pushed out of the city-state but without harming the foreigners
What was the lifestyle like in ancient Sparta?
A Spartan citizen’s life, however, was focused entirely on military prowess and service to the state. The lifestyle was very basic, providing only the necessities.
Until what age did men live in military barracks?
Age of 30
What are conquered people in Ancient Sparta?
- Low in the social class pyramid
- From Messenia and Laconia
- Were known as perioikoi
- Had no political rights
- Had no citizenship in Sparta
- Were often made to serve with the Spartan army
What are the helots?
- Lower in the social pyramid
- Were responsible for day-to-day tasks
- Agricultural duties
- That supported the Spartans
- They lived on Spartan-owned estates
How were people lower than perioikoi in the social group called?
A second and lower social group was the helots, semi-enslaved agricultural laborers who lived on Spartan-owned estates.
What type of lifestyle was there in ancient Sparta?
Lifestyle focus on military prowess and service to Sparta
Basic lifestyle, providing only the necessities
How were foreigners known as in their separate class of individuals?
Belonged into a separate class of individuals known as peioeci or xenoi.
Were foreigners in Sparta welcome?
No, definitely not. In Ancient Sparta foreigners were not welcome.
How was the Spartan society separated?
The Spartan society was separated into different social classes
What were little boys in Sparta raised as?
Spartan boys were raised to be military warriors their whole life while practicing service and obedience to the city-state
Private life in ancient Sparta?
All aspects of daily life in Sparta were strictly regulated with no luxuries. Spartan men were raised to be warriors their entire lives and to practice absolute obedience and service to the state. They lived in military barracks until the age of 30.
What rights did conquered people have?
Conquered people were not allowed to have the same rights as Spartans and had no citizenship
Social lifestyle in ancient Sparta
Spartan society was separated into social classes, and conquered people were not given political rights or citizenship. Even lower than the conquered population was a group called the helots. Helots were responsible for agricultural duties and other day-to-day tasks that supported the Spartans.
