Perioeci

Question 1

What did a male Perioeci sometimes do?

Answer 1

Served as hoplites along side Spartiate said, not involved in training

Question 2

What did their villages serve as?

Answer 2

Buffer zone for escaping helots

Question 3

What WEREN’T Perioeci allowed to do?

Answer 3

1. Vote for Spartan policies

2. Marry a Spartan

Question 4

What were the Perioeci along the coast known for?

Answer 4

Fisherman, shipbuilders and best sailors in the navy

Question 5

What were the Perioeci’s rights?

Answer 5

1. They were self-governed in their own communities, but they showed allegiance to Sparta
2. They could worship their own gods

Question 6

Where did the Perioeci live?

Answer 6

100 scattered communities around Sparta

Question 7

What were the Perioeci’s main role?

Answer 7

They were artisans, they produced weapons and were sometimes called as an auxiliary force for the Spartans