Supreme Sparta
Catherine Nassar and Sophia Musto
The Start of Supreme Sparta
Sparta’s government, education, and classes were main parts of society. Oligarchy, war, helots, and the men benefited the city-state. The Spartan Oligarchy controls the city-state as a group of men and two kings which help it be successful. Their government mainly focused on war and men and women participated. Their education started at the age of 7 and learned how to fight up until the age of 18. The different classes of society included the helots who were treated like slaves at the lowest class. The men had rights and women had less, but both could go to war.
Sparta's Successful Picture Gallery
Government
These are the 28 men that have a conversation about small decision that they need to make to make Sparta a better city-state.
Government
This is the Spartan government, Oligarchy, having a meeting.
Education
One main thing that the kids did for training was foot racing, or running. They did this because they were taught to steal in a war and needed to run away quickly and escape.
Social Class
The Helots at the lower class who were treated like slaves, are doing work for the Spartan people.
Education
To be involved with strength in the schools, they did wrestling. Wrestling helped them be better fighters in war by being strong.
Woman
After school, most woman chose to do house work and tend the fields instead of going to war with the men.
War
This is a Spartan man in war that had more rights than most people. They mainly had power over the Helots, and a little bit more power than the woman had.
Education
In school the men and woman both did a lot of different training including gymnastics.
Helots
These are the people at the lowest class working for the Spartan citizens.
Spartan Social Classes
Spartan Pros and Cons of Government
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The End of Supreme Sparta
Overall, the education, social structure, and government all benefited in Sparta’s society. The government which was an Oligarchy consisted of a group of people and two kings that talked about important decisions and worked together to create laws that improves Sparta. The education in Sparta was extremely powerful towards war. Education helped prepare to fight and make Sparta a better city- state. Even though at the lowest class, the helots, Sparta succeed with the men and women. Lastly, all of this contributes to the idea of Sparta being one of the best known city- states of Ancient Greece.