Sparta - Donald

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How old was a young man when he went to train for the Spartan military?

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7

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The type of government that existed in Sparta was a/an

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oligarchy

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If a baby was found to be handicapped or sickly, what would happen to it?

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The Spartan leaders would leave it to die

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During training, Spartan soldiers would starve boys. If a boy was caught stealing, what would be the punishment?

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The boy would be beaten for being caught.

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Wives and mothers would present soldiers with a shield and tell them, "With this or upon this." What does this mean?

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Return victorious with your shield in your hand or dead upon your shield.

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Because the men were constantly at war, Spartan women

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completed many of the duties of running the polis.

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The Spartans expanded their territory by

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capturing lands they conqurered.

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People captured by the Spartans were called

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helots

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Athens and Sparta differed from each other in both

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government and lifestyle

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Sparta and Athens eventually fought each other in the

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Peloponnesian War