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Battle of Thermopylae
100
Most boys grew up to be this
What is a solider
100

The wars between the Greeks and the Persians

Greco-Persian Wars or Persian Wars.

100

The name for having two kings, as in Sparta.

Dyarchy

100

True or false: Spartan women could vote

FALSE!

100

The Battle was part of the _____ wars.

Greco-Persian or Persian wars.

200

Boys trained here to become soldiers.

The agoge.

200
These soldiers had helmets with a mohawk on it
Who are hoplites
200

The name for Spartan serfs (sometimes called slaves)

Helots

200

Spartan women were educated in

Reading and writing
Gymnastics (or physical education)
Could inherit and bestow property to their female children



200
The king who led the Persian armies was

Xerxes

300

Boys went into the military at this age

Seven

300

Hoplite soldiers were armed with

Spears and long shields. 

300

Spartan society could be described as being constantly mobilised for ____

war.

300
What are two ways Spartan women were different from Athenian women:
1. They were valued in society as mothers

2. They were well-educated
3. They participated in public life instead of being expected to stay in the home

300

The King of the Spartans who led them into battle was called

Leonidas

400

Men lived here until they were 30.

The barracks.

400

The war between Greeks that ended Sparta's power

The Peloponnesian War

400

The number of people who could vote in Sparta was restricted to 

10,000

400

What were the Spartan heiresses?

A very small group of women who gained lots of land because of the Spartan inheritance laws. Aristotle is the source that tells us about them.

400

Leonidas brought with him a troupe of soldiers known as the

300

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Spartans have a reputation for having a funny way of talking. It appears in some sources. How can you describe it?

Being short with words and saying cool things that show their bravery. Famously cool one-liners or "Laconian" sayings.

500

This Ancient Greek historian is sometimes called the Father of History. He wrote about the Battle of Thermopylae.

Herodotus

500

A mysterious lawmaker, who may not have been real. Sometimes considered to be the father of Sparta.

Lycurgus.

500

This philosopher wrote about the Spartan constitution and laws and criticized how much power and influence women had.

Aristotle

500

Why was the narrow pass chosen for the battle?

- To stop the Persians from reaching Athens and other important city states.

- It allowed the Greeks to use their technological advantage in hoplite weaponry by forcing the Persians to advance through in smaller numbers.