History Sparta VS Athens – Flashcards
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Define an Ephor
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Man responsible for the day-to-day operation in the government in Sparta
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Define The Helots
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Messean person forced to work as a lowly farmer by Sparta
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Define a Military State
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Society organized for the purpose of waging war
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Define Barracks
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Military housing
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Use the following terms to describe government in Sparta: Ephor, Helot, Military State, and Barracks:
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Sparta was ruled by two kings, and the kings were military leaders. Ephors were responsible for the day-to-day government in Sparta, which gave the kings more time to think about War and Fighting. Sparta conquered a neighboring-city and made the Messians, helots. They were to work o the farm, and raise food for Sparta. As a result for all the Farming jobs to be taken, the men in Sparta became official war-people. When the helots revolted, Sparta needed more army and military. they began train boys from the age of six. Sparta soon became a military state. The little boys were housed in barracks for the time being.
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Why did the Spartans fear the Messenians?
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In the early 400s B.C., the helots launched a violent revolt. The helots outnumbered them. Although the Spartans put down the revolt, people lived in fear and further unrest.
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How was family life different in Spartans and in Athenians?
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Family life was very different in Sparta, and in Athens. In Sparta, a child would almost never get to see his dad whom was away at war or in military training. The child was taken away from his mother at the age of six, and was brought to military war training. After have lots of war training the boy (whom is now 18) would meet a wife and be there for a few days, weeks, or even just a few months. Then they would go back, never to see her(wife) again. In Athens, a boy knew his mother AND father. He went to a REGULAR school that wasn't based on military. The boy would grow up, and at the right age, he would have a family of his own. They would live happily, and he COULD become a citizen or choose to go to the military. Life was so different between Sparta and Athens.
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What was unusual for Spartan education?
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In Athens, boy were taught math, writing, and reading. But in Sparta, boys were taught WAR, WAR, and more WAR.
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Make inferences: Why did Sparta become a military state?
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When the helots had a violent revolt, the Spartans had to have more military. The helots easily outnumbered them, and to outnumber the helots. For this to happen, Sparta turned into a military state. They had to maintain control of HELOTS.
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Compare viewpoints: What might have bothered Spartans and Athenians about each other's society?
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Spartans were bothered by too little WAR, they probably also thought that the woman earned more rights. They also thought that men should be more war-based as military fighters. Athenians probably were the most bothered by the schools not having REGULAR schedule, and that the men had more rights, they also were bothered because every person was the same. Athenians were open to change, and Spartans were very closed to change and changed a little.
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Essential Question: Who held the MOST power in the Spartan society?
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In the Spartan society, the person with the most power were the men over sixty, or the elders. The council included 28 men over the age of sixty.
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Who were most decision made by in Sparta?
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By lots of people
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When did the state take you away from your family?
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At the age of seven
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Was the girl or boy taken away from the family?
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Boys
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If you were a __(1)_____, you would be ___(2)____ for the sole purpose of bearing ___(3)_____ children to the ___(4)____.
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(1) girl, (2) raised, (3) strong, (4) state.
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Instead of coin, what did the Spartans use?
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Iron rods
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Sparta was a city-state on the _________ ___________
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Peloponnesian Peninsula
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What was Sparta ruled by?
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Two military kings
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What did the elderly council include?
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28 men over the age of 60
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About how many citizens lived n Sparta?
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9,000 thousand citizens
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How many ephors were elected?
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5
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What was the neighboring city that Sparta conquered called?
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Messenia
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What did the Messenian turn into?
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Helots
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Who did the Helots belong to?
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To the WHOLE city-state of Sparta
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How much food is half of the helots stash, for Sparta?
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Enough
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How much food did Sparta get from the Messenians?
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Half of their stalk.
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What did the helots do when they got angry?
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They revolted harshly and violently
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What were the two options for Sparta once the Helots revolted?
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1) They could give up the control over the Messenians and loos the food too 2) They could strengthen their control by turning their state into a military state
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Describe the Helots are well as you can in - formate:
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-The helots were conquered Messenians -They had to were dog-skin caps -They were treated harshly -Half the food they raised was turned over to Sparta -They had a low status -There is a lot of them
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Did they choose the second or first option?
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The second
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What does "Spartan" mean now-a-days?
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Highly disciplined or lacking in comfort
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What did the Spartans NOT value:
a) Furniture
b) Military
c) Beautiful houses
d)Horses
e)Luxury goods
f)All of the above
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a,e
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Did boys receive a well rounded education?
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No
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What DID the boys spent their time doing:
a)Hunting
b)Doing Homework
c)Listening to Music
d)Talking
e)Exercising
f)Training with weapons
g)Playing roblox
h)Memorizing hundreds of lines from Homer's
g)All of the above
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a, e,f
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What was a bad thing they were taught?
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To obey rules rather than think of them themselves
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At what age did a young man beging a two-year train to become a part of the Phalanx?
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At the age of 18
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After the men exited the school-system, what was the new challenge they faced?
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Becoming a citizen, and gain the entry of a man's club full of soldiers
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What were the men called when they failed to enter a man's club full of soldiers?
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Inferiors
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What were the men called that DID make it to the men's club full of soldier?
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Equals
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Spartan woman were raised to be ___(a)______ and ____(b)______.
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a) strong, b) vigorous
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Why did woman participate in sports?
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They wanted to have strong babies that would do good in the military.
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Where did woman have more freedom: Sparta or Athens?
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Sparta
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Why did Spartan woman have more rights and freedom?
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They were in charge of the boys who would become military soldiers.
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What were Spartans not open to?
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Change and independant differences
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Who was more open to change; Sparta or Athens?
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Athens
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Thucydides described Athens as:
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Addicted to innovation
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Thucydides described Spartans as:
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A genius or keeping what they have got
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What helped create tention between Athens and Sparta?
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The differences between each city-state
