SS- Spartans

Question 0

What origin were Spartans ?

Answer 0

They were of Dorian origin, which were the strongest inhabitants of the peloponnese, who invade and captured the surrounding villages

Question 1

Who were the Spartans?

Answer 1

They were the upper class, male citizens of the spartan city state

Question 2

How is a child considered a spartan?

Answer 2

A spartan was born the child of free parents, who had citizenship status

Question 3

What was the agoge? (IGOGAY)

Answer 3

Spartiates were brought up in the agoge.
A state regulated system of education & training.
Where the followed strict, rigid code of behavious

Question 4

What type of soldiers were Spartans?

Answer 4

They were full time soldiers trained ready to fight,

Always on the alert.

Question 5

What are 3 things the spartan was expected to be?

Answer 5

1. Brave
2. Courageous
3. Obedient

Question 6

Why did they grow their hair long?

Answer 6

1. To look more taller

2. To look more imposing when in battle

Question 7

What would the spartan never do?

Answer 7

Never showed cowardice- this would bring public disgrace and humiliation for his family.

Question 8

7 ways a spartan was disgraced?

Answer 8

1. Had no political rights, lost his citizenship
2. Had to wear special clothes
3. Had to walk about unshaven
4. Had to eat alone, not the syssitia
5. Could not marry
6. Could not marry his daughters to Spartans
7. Had to sit alone at public meetings

Question 9

How were Spartans forced to e physically fit?

Answer 9

Had to endure a daily routine if exercise and trials of strength

Question 10

Population of Spartans

Answer 10

There were probs only ever about 10,000 Spartans

- by the 5 th century BC after years of warfare, the number may have been as low as 1,000

Question 11

What were Spartans also known as?

Answer 11

Spartiates
Peers
Equals
Homoioi

Question 12

How were they(considered as homoioi, te equals) sharing a common life?

Answer 12

In theory:

1. They were equal at birth, wealth, estate, occupation and lifestyle.

Question 13

However in practice how the homoioi not considered equal?

Answer 13

There were some very poor Spartans .

Unequal due to block of lana kleros, there was great inequality.

Question 14

What happens at age 20

Answer 14

The spartan was forced to join the syssitia or dining mess. He would then join his 15 colleagues every evening for the rest of his life– except when in religious duties or away at war

Question 15

What was a kleros?

Answer 15

Each spartan was given a kleros.
A plot if state owned land at his birth.
He also inherited helots to work on his land. This land would provide his contribution to the syssitia

Question 16

At 30 years what was a spartan elegible for?

Answer 16

Citizenship and he also became a member of the apella. He could now be elected an ephor.