Spartan's Society
- Believed in the power of self discipline and military foundation.
- Men were to be enrolled into the military at a very young age, and would be active in the serve until retirement.
- Women were usually married around age 18-20. They would also undergo physical training, in hopes that in the future they would have strong children.
- Men would start living and creating a family when they were around 30, because of their military duties.
- Spartans weren't recognized from wealth or social status, but from self discipline and military skills.
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Spartan's Government
- Their government is very disciplined and is based on military means.
- The government feared of rebellion from the helots, so the made sure to keep a strict military basis.
- Sparta had militaristic government. The men were in military combat up until they retired, so women had the control of the house and decisions.
- The women had most of the power, but the men were considered more valuable because of their service to the military.
Spartan's Economy
- Sparta was settled on a very fertile piece of land named, Peloponnesus, so their economy depended on agriculture.
- Their economy began to increase rapidly and so they decided to divide the citizens into helots. Helots are not classified as slaves but aren't free either.
- Main purpose was agricultural labor and supply Sparta with food.
- Could have a family, but could never leave the land.
- Helots overpowered the citizens, 10 to 1.
- Spartan's believed in a simple life. For their currency, the coins weren't made out of expensive metals, but out of iron bars.
- Didn't spend money on luxuries, never wore jewelry or nice clothing
This video is a great source that gives you the overall summary about the Sparta empire.
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"Category:Maps of Ancient Sparta." - Wikimedia Commons. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Aug. 2016.
History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 28 Aug. 2016.
"G102 Greek Silver Tetradrachm of Naxos (Sicily), A Fine Example." Flickr. Yahoo!, n.d. Web. 29 Aug. 2016.
"Bubbl.us - Brainstorm and Mind Map Online." Bubbl.us - Brainstorm and Mind Map Online. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Aug. 2016.