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History 3
Test 3- Spartan
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sparta is located where? | The MILITARY STATE is located on the Peloponnesus Peninsula. They were not a democracy |
| When did the Spartans take over the Messenians | 725B.C.-650 B.C. was the middle of the Spartan rule and when they took over the Messenains |
| Helots? | peasants forced to stay on the land they work. The were slaves but owned by the state. (messenains) |
| The revolt of the helots | 650 B.C. they revolted and Sparta BARLEY pulled through making them very nerves about another revolt. |
| Nestor | king of Pylos in the Messenia region |
| Sparta | Laconia regian in Peloponnesus. Citizens were called Spartiates |
| enslavement came by | conquer or debt |
| LYCURGUS! | man who made the laws that made the security of the city the top of the law. Making sure that the sate is secure by training the army |
| The law made by Lycurgus said | that you literally had to give your life for Sparta. You were not an individual you were a tool to be used to make the state secure. Very little freedom |
| Spartans were known for | soldiers - "come back with your shield or on it" |
| What was the deal with new born babies-...INFANTACIDE | if they looked like they might have a deformity or looks like they won't be strong fighters they are killed! |
| Council of Elders | 30 older citizens who proposed the laws which were then passed by the assembly |
| military | two kinda rules over the military forces |
| Social ladder | familes originating from the first people on the land/people who owned land.Then. Noncitizens- free and worked in commerce etc.• Helots, then slaves. |
| When was the Spartan military the strongest in all of greece? | 600 B.C.- 371 B.C. during this time the common local people had to live in a society that only valued strength, duty, and discipline |
| Soldiers | men were supposed to be one utnil 60. left house at 7 and lived away from home until 30<men and women. They were very fit so that they could fight and give birth to healthy babies |
| Dorian Age | only rich in the army cause they were the only ones who could afford the bronze gear. Later iron replaced bronze. Made more merchants and such serve. |
| Hoplites | foot soldiers |
| Phalanx | formation the Spartans used, becomes very popular. Stood in line protecting himself and person to his left. |
| Persian Wars | between Greeks and Persians. Ionia land=Greeks lived there until 546 B.C. Persains conquered it under the rule of Darius the Great. Athens tried to help. |
| What happened in 490 B.C. | 25000 men landed in Athens at The Battle of Marathon |
| Pheidippides Brings News | Phedippides brings news to the defenseless city of Athena that they the Athenians have won and they need to hold strong until the army gets back. he ran 26 miles and shouted "rejoice we conquer" then he died. Persians retreated b/c of army waiting. |
| Levent= | the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea |
| Emmis | Land that connects land with land...in this case it connects a peninsula with a peninsula |
| Corinth | north of Mycenae |
| King of Sparta | Menelaus |
| Agamemnon | King of Mycenae |
| Nestor | king of Pylos |
| indirect democracy | people elect people to be in the legislature |
| Back to Athens- Solon identification | IN 594 B.C., Solon, a primary archon and reformer, tried to lead the Athenians into a democracy, rather then using the Draconian methods. He created a government that made the people of Athens, no matter what status, equal in terms of justice. It created |