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43 Cards in this Set
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While a number of Greek city-states adopted democratic rule following the example of Athens, ______ (name if city-state) took a different approach to government.
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Sparta
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Sparta was a city-state in on the ______ Peninsula.
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Peloponnesian
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The name of the invaders who founded Sparta around 950 BC.
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Dorian
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Unlike the Athenians, Spartans had little interest in ____ and commerce.
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trade
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Because it was inland, Sparta never became a ____ power.
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sea
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Sparta also never became a ________.
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democracy
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At first, government in Sparta looked much like other ________.
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oligarchies
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At the head of Spartan government sat two _____.
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kings
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The kings also serve as _________ leaders.
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military
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Sparta also had a council of elders. Members were _____ to the council for life.
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elected
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True or False. Spartans played little part in politics.
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True
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True or False. Sparta has a bigger assembly than Athens.
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False
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What part of the Spartan government had the power to elect five officials or ephors?
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The assembly
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Define an ephor.
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An ephor was an official who worked as a government watchdog.
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Ephors made sure that the _____ and the ______acted within the limits of Spartan law.
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kings, council
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Ephors could also ______ a king who broke the law.
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remove
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Unlike a king, and ephor could serve for only ______ year.
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one
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While Athens turned to trade to solve its population problems, Sparta turned to what?
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conquest
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Where did the Spartans force the local population to become agricultural slaves?
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Messenia
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What are agricultural slaves called?
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helots
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Did the helots have individual owners?
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No. Helots belonged to Sparta.
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How much of the food the helots raised were forced to turn over to Sparta?
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half or 50 percent
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Did the helots have legal rights?
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no
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Eventually, the helots rose up against the ______.
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Spartans
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In the early ____ BC, the helots launched a series of violent revolts that lasted for years.
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600's
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What did the Spartans do instead of turning Spartan into a military state?
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They chose to have the ephors declare war on the helots every year.
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What did this yearly war do?
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This gave the Spartans the right to kill any helot without fear of punishment.
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What was formed to watch over the helots?
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A secret police force
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Who firmly believed in the rule of law?
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The Spartans
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The Spartans organized their society along ____.
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lines
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Even today, the word Spartan means highly disciplined or _______ ________.
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lacking comfort
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The Spartan males trainer for ________ service.
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military
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Students were not given enough to eat so that they would learn to _____ food.
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steal
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At the age of 18, the young men become part of a _____
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phalanx
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When do Spartan men leave the army?
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Age 30
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Former soldiers who won election to a men's club became know as ____.
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equals
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What do equals receive?
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Citizenship and right to a piece of state-owned land worked by helots.
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What happens when an equal turns 60?
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He becomes a candidate for election to the council of elders.
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Spartan women are expected to be strong and _____.
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vigorous
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Why were Spartan women encouraged to stay fit?
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So that they could have healthy babies who would made good soldiers.
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What happens to sickly Spartan babies?
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The government ordered that they be abandoned on hillsides to die.
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In what way were Spartan women different from other women in Greece?
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Spartan women gained rights and had control over their households while their husbands were at military camp.
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Who described that "Athenians are addicted to innovation?"
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Thucydides
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