Chapter 8 - Lesson 2 - Sparta Flashcards
1
Q
Location?
A
Inland on Peloponnesus Peninsula
2
Q
The 3 classes?
A
1) Dorians (only men, only ones who had citizenship), (2) Helots (lived there before Dorians but got enslaved when the Dorians came), and (3) Free people from nearby and made goods for Sparta.
3
Q
What did their location make them do?
A
Form military economy
4
Q
What did the upper classes prevent them?
A
Taking over
5
Q
________ with the major army.
A
City-state
6
Q
Government:
A
Oligarchy (ruling class rule gov’t for everyone) Council (30 rich men in upper class)