9th Unit 3: Sparta [Culture]

The Spartan government was ruled by

• a leader elected by the citizens

• 2 kings

In Sparta, who was considered a citizen & able to participate in the government?

• All native-born men and women

• Native-born wealthy women

• Native-born men over the age of 30

• Anyone who passed a citizenship test

To make sure Spartan society only had strong children, sick newborns were

• fed a lot of food to gain strength

• abandoned in the wilderness to die

Military training for Spartans began at the age of

• 7

• 18

• 21

• 30

Spartans believed that girls and women needed to

• exercise to become strong

• focus on learning how to create art and music

Spartan women often controlled the family land & [estates] because

• 2 queens ruled Sparta & women were valued

• the men were often away at war

The city-state of Sparta

• welcomed trade with other Greek city-states

• isolated themselves and looked down on trade with others

To remain isolated, Sparta

• encouraged its citizens to travel to other Greek city-states

• refused to allow its citizens to travel outside of Sparta unless it was for war