This is SPARTA
Sparta was settled on the banks of what river?
The Eurotas River
What is the name given to Lycurgus’ reforms?
The Great Rhetra
What were the names of the TWO Spartan dynasties?
Eurypontids, Agiads
Who was ONE famous Spartan poet?
Tyrtaeus, Alcman
How did Spartan males wear their hair?
Long, curled and oiled
What is a homoioi
A Spartan male born of Spartan parents, over 20 years old who had undergone training and contributed to the syssitia
How long did the Ephors and Gerousia hold office?
Ephors = One year;
Gerousia = life long office
Who could attend the ecclesia?
Homoioi (native Spartans who had undergone training and contributed to the syssitia) over 30
How did voting take place in the ecclesia?
Meetings every month on the full moon, voting by acclamation, no discussion, ephors could veto a bill if they disapproved
What were TWO of the four important Spartan festivals?
Karneia, Gymnopaedia, Hyakinthia, Promacheia
What were two art forms the Spartans traded and were renowned for? 4 POINTS
Painted pottery (found in Mediterranean and France, C6th), Bronze work
How could Spartans lose their citizenship?
Failure to complete the agoge, cowardice on the battlefield, failure to contribute to the syssitia
How Old Am I
36 Years Young
Who were THREE figures from Greek myth who were worshipped in Sparta?
Agamemnon, Cassandra, Menelaus, Helen, Castor, Pollux
What is 1497835 minus 1564
1496271
What was a Spartan woman expected to wear on her wedding night?
Man’s cloak and sandals, shaved head
What was the role of the Krypeteia?
Secret police, subjugation of helot population, opportunity for young Spartan boys to prove themselves as worthy of positions of leadership
What role did the Karneia play in Spartan religion?
Agricultural festival, meant to ensure a prosperous harvest, possibly celebrated Sparta’s founding and past heroes
What role did the Gymnopaedia play in Spartan religion?
Athletic and musical contests, initiation of young soldiers into a life of physical excellence, prayers offered for military success
What are THREE of the rights accorded to the Spartan kings?
Right to declare war, right to organise marriage for orphaned heiresses, legal jurisdiction over highways and the adoption of children, right to be served first at the syssitia with double rations, right to lavish funerals and mourners
Archaeological evidence reveals that only two groups were allowed grave markers. Which two groups were these?
Those who died in childbirth and those who died on the battlefield
What were TWO of the roles women were expected to play in Spartan society?
To raise healthy children, to spur Spartan men on to greatness, taunt or praise men at Spartan festivals, maintain fitness, discourage cowardice, to put the State above all else
What laws were introduced in an attempt to boost the dwindling population of Spartan citizens?
Penalties to those who did not marry, or who married late in life, unmarried women excluded from public ceremonies
What was so unusual about Spartan marriage customs?
Marriage by capture, husband did not sleep in the same house as his wife but instead returned to the other young men
Which figure was worshipped at the Sanctuary of Amyclae?
An armed Apollo