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Sparta: Government and Society, Education

Sparta had a hybrid government consisting of monarchy, oligarchy, and democracy. Society comprised citizens, free noncitizens, and helots. The main goal of Spartan society was military strength, with education from age 7 focusing on discipline, duty, and combat skills. Women received athletic training to be physically strong and had more freedoms, such as property ownership, than women in other Greek city-states.

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Sparta: Government and Society, Education

Sparta had a hybrid government consisting of monarchy, oligarchy, and democracy. Society comprised citizens, free noncitizens, and helots. The main goal of Spartan society was military strength, with education from age 7 focusing on discipline, duty, and combat skills. Women received athletic training to be physically strong and had more freedoms, such as property ownership, than women in other Greek city-states.

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Sparta

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Government and Society, Education
New words:
• Sparta - city-state of ancient Greece, noted for its militarism
• Helots - enslaved people of Sparta
• Supervisors - people who are in charge of a unit or group
• Proposed - suggested, or put forward for consideration
We’ve already learned about Athens, so let’s learn about
Sparta. And you’ll see, that life in Sparta was different
from life in Athens
• Sparta had a government that was part monarchy, part oligarchy, and part
democracy. Two kings ruled Sparta, and five elected supervisors ran the
government. The Council of Elders, which was made up of 30 older citizens,
proposed laws. All Spartan citizens were part of the Assembly, which elected
officials and voted on the laws proposed by the Council.

• Spartan warrior
• Three social groups made up Spartan society—citizens, free noncitizens, and
helots. Citizens were descendants from the original inhabitants of the region.
They lived in the city and spent all their time training to be soldiers. Free
noncitizens, who had no political rights, lived in nearby villages. The lowest group
was the helots. Their labor fed Sparta, making it possible for free Spartans to be
full-time soldiers.
• The main goal of Spartan society was to have a strong army. At the
age of seven, boys moved into military houses called barracks. Their
education stressed discipline, duty, strength, and military skill. The
boys learned to read just a little. All male citizens entered the army at
the age of 20 and served until they were 60. Even after men got
married, they had to eat with their fellow soldiers.
Role of women in Sparta: Spartan society expected its women to be strong,
emotionally and physically. Mothers told their sons, “Bring back this shield yourself
or be brought back on it.” (Spartans carried dead warriors home on their shields.)
Education for girls in Sparta focused on making them physically strong. They had
athletic training and learned to defend themselves. The emphasis on the army
made family life less important in Sparta than in other Greek city-states. In Sparta,
husbands and wives spent much time apart. Women had more freedom. They were
allowed to own property. A wife was expected to watch over her husband’s
property if he was at war.

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