Sparta
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Wars
- Messenian
- Arcadian
- Megaran
Buildings
- Spartan assembly hall
- temple of Artemis Orthia
- The miliatry barracks
5 facts
- Was a major city-state
- Became the main military powers in ancient Greece
- Sparta is located in the region of Laconia
- Was the principal enemy of Athenes
- It maintain until the roman conquest of Greece in 146 B.C.
Schooling
- Boys that went to school learned how read and write
- Boys did not graduate from all schooling
- You did not go to school until you were six years old
religion
- believed in polytheism which is the belief of many gods
- There were thirteen gods
- Zeus was the god of earth
Food
- Limited
- They would eat any animal
- Meat, including pigs, goat, and sheep
- did not eat bread
daily lives were like
- Was one of the strongest city-states in Greece
- Ruled by two kings at a time
- Produced fine art and literature
- Was a military state
- Was defeated by Thebes
Government
- They had 4 branches of government
- One of the two kings was commander in chief of the army
culture
- They were a highly efficient unit on and off the battlefield.
- the society was based on the constitution
- They were less cultured