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Did the Spartans depend on slaves and helots to do their manual labor?
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∙ 10y ago
yes they did.All the work the masters did not want to do, the slaves did them.
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What were Spartans slaves called?
Spartan Slaves, or to be more accurate, serfs, were called helots. Sparta became the military state as most know it by today after a revolution of the helots, in which many Spartans died, but were able to gain control over the helots and began to build a viscous army
Was it the Athens or Spartans that the government gave each citizen a plot of land which was worked by state slaves called helots?
Spartans
What were the problems in Sparta?
The main problem in Sparta was that the helots, or slaves would often rebel and invading countries would often arm the helots who outnumbered the Spartans 4 to 1
Why did Spartans conquer and control people?
The Spartans (Laconians) sought to expand their territories to gain access to arable fields , water and mineral resources . Those peoples conquered became Helots (slaves) which , in turn , worked the land under Spartan supervision .
What is a helot?
Helots where the serfs of Sparta. Serf meaning they were not free men, nor were they slaves.
What did Spartans call their slaves?
Helots
What kind of slaves did the Spartans use for farming and manual labor in order to prepare for and train for war?
Helots
Why did the Spartans treat the Helots badly?
The Helots were the Spartans slaves. If the Spartans treated them well they would have been more likely to successfully rebel.
Who did the Spartans depend on to complete their manual labor?
They depended on slaves nearby.
What were Spartans slaves called?
Spartan Slaves, or to be more accurate, serfs, were called helots. Sparta became the military state as most know it by today after a revolution of the helots, in which many Spartans died, but were able to gain control over the helots and began to build a viscous army
Was it the Athens or Spartans that the government gave each citizen a plot of land which was worked by state slaves called helots?
Spartans
Why is slavery important to ancient Greeks'?
it was important to ancient Greeks because slaves did most of their work -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In Sparta, Slaves known as Helots (which accounted for appx. 90% of the population) maintained the state while the Spartans would train for war. Also, the Helots served as a source of fear to motivate the Spartans to train so that the slaves would not rebel. An interesting side note, about once every year, the Spartans would massacre Helots to remind them of their place.
What were the problems in Sparta?
The main problem in Sparta was that the helots, or slaves would often rebel and invading countries would often arm the helots who outnumbered the Spartans 4 to 1
What is Sparta set up a brutal system of strict control?
Spartans turned conquered people into helots or state-owned slaves who greatly outnumber Spartans so Spartans set up brutal system of control
How did Spartans make armor?
They didn't, the armour was made by slaves, called helots. Spartans didn't have time to make armour because they were always busy either fighting in a war or training for a war.
What was a captive worker enslaved by Sparta called?
The Spartans used Helots to till their land. These were, however, not slaves but serfs - that is they were bound to the land and delivered half their produce to Sparta. They were also used in war as light infantry, and the best of them freed from serfdom after good performance.
Was the Helots citizens of Sparta?
The Helots were not Spartan citizens ; they were essentially slaves .
