Strong Spartans

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Strong Spartans

• Miranda Contreras
• Cecilia Sanchez
• Melanie Lucy
• Mary Noniscan
• Sabrina Raji

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Sparta

• Athenians and Spartans were friends before the
  Persian war
• Children allowed to live were brought up in
  severe discipline
• Women had rights that Greek women didnt have
• Spartan was very strong

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Cecilia Sanchez/Leonidas/King

• Commander of Spartan army.
• Born around 520 B.C
• Descendent of Hercules
• Ruled from 488 to 480 B.C.E
• Leonidas claimed Hercules as an ancestor

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Melanie Lucy/Andromeda/Merchant

• Merchants traded olives, olive oil, and grapes
• Did not like to trade with other outside their
  country
• Spartan economy relied on farming
• Trading was difficult because Spartans did not
  trade with coins they used heavy iron bars
• Merchants were allowed a larger amount of freedom
  then anyone else for trade

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Miranda Contreras/Cora/Slave

• Most of the slaves were women.
• Usually the poorest names had to be slaves.
• men were responsible for taking care of the home
  and children.
• women were responsible for carrying out their
  duties on their own and in the field.
• Peroki men were regular men not slaves.

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Mary Noniscan/Aristotle/Government Official

• In the Government I help choose what rules the
  king Sparta makes
• It was in a group of Oligarchy in Sparta so Im
  in a group where men help make decisions for the
  king to agree on
• in a group of the council of elders Spartan men
  at the age of 60 and over were allowed to be a
  member
• I helped Sparta have the most stable government
  in all of ancient Greece
• Most of the members of the government were men

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Sabrina Raji/Peloponnese/general

• Sparta was famous for its solders who under went
  tough training as teenagers
• Citizen solders like those of Sparta were called
  Nopiltes
• At the age of seven Spartan boys were sent to
  train for the army
• The boys in the army did not have blankets.
• Spartan military members wore scarlet robes

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The Spartan Chant

• S-P-A-R-T-A Sparta Sparta Olay! Were the
  strongest of the bunch and we have a heavy punch.
  We could beat you in a race, even in Olympic
  games. Spartas army is the best and we cant be
  beat.
• Were the strongest of the bunch and we have a
  heavy punch. We could beat you in a race even in
  Olympic games. Spartas army is the best and we
  cant be beat.
• S-P-A-R-T-A Sparta Sparta Olay!

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STRONG SPARTANS