Sparta

Question 1

Government:
1. What type of government did they use?
2. What were the different positions in the Spartan government?
3. What were the requirements for each position in Spartan government?

Answer 1

1. Oligarchy
2. Council of Elders (proposes laws), Assembly (votes on laws), Ephors (watch over kings), 2 Kings.
3. Council of Elders - 30 of their most respected men at 60+ yrs old.
   Assembly - 30+ yr old free man
   Ephors - voted on by Assembly
   2 Kings - inheritance

Question 2

Economy:
1. What type of currency did the Spartan people use?
2. What did the Spartan economy rely on?

Answer 2

1. Iron bars
2. Agriculture (Helots)

Question 3

What were the women in Sparta ALLOWED/expected to do?

Answer 3

Inherit property, own land, file for divorce, etc.

Question 4

Education:
1. Who was allowed to be educated?
2. What type of education did they receive?

Answer 4

1. Boys and girls (at home)
2. Boys received basic education until age of 7 where they were taken to military training.

Question 5

How were slaves treated in Sparta?

Answer 5

Brutally, they even rounded them up just to kill them.