(PAGE 1) : A government in which a small group has control

(PAGE 1): Athens and Sparta governed the same and had very similar societies.

(PAGE 2): Enslaved people in ancient Sparta were called...

(PAGE 2): In around 650 BC, the Spartans were crushed by their helots (slaves).

(PAGE 2): In Sparta, boys left home at the age of seven to begin their military training.

(PAGE 2): In Sparta, boys were treated harshly so that they could grow up and survive the pain of battle.

(PAGE 2): Spartan men could retire from the army at the age of 30.

(PAGE 3): In Sparta, women enjoyed more freedom and had more rights than women in other Greek city-states.

(PAGE 3): Girls in Sparta were taught spinning, weaving, and other household chores.

(PAGE 3): Sparta's government was a(n)

(PAGE 3): In Sparta, there was only one king that ruled with absolute power.

(PAGE 3): A high-ranked government official in Sparta who was elected by the council of elders to enforce laws and collect taxes

(PAGE 3): Sparta encouraged free-thinking and new ideas.

(PAGE 3): Foreigners (or people from other city-states) were not welcomed in Sparta.

(PAGE 3): Sparta encouraged their citizens to travel outside of their city-state

(PAGE 3): Sparta encouraged trade with other neighboring city-states.

(PAGE 3): Sparta discouraged people from studying literature and art.

(PAGE 3): In Sparta, money was ________.

(PAGE 3): Sparta had a strong well-trained navy and often fought at sea.