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Spartans needed to be able to keep helots at bay
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How did Sparta collapse?
Sparta had a limited number of the armoured infantry (hoplites) which was progressively eroded in battles over 100 years faster than they could breed replacements. They began to use their helots (serfs) to replace the losses, but they were not the same quality heavy infantry, so after the losses of a defeated by Thebes at Leuctra in 371 BCE Sparta could no longer raise a credible army. Although Thebes and Athens were later over-run by Macedonia, Sparta just didn't have the numbers to make a comeback.
Which city-state's geography might make it more open to attack in a military battle explain?
Sparta had no walls, relying on it's warriors as its walls.
What were Alexander Hamilton and goals?
make the United States a major commercial and military power.
Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton's long-range goal was to?
Make the United State a major commercial and military power.
What is a generalization between Sparta and Greece?
when both come together, make a war
Why was Sparta very concerned about its military stregnth?
because they needed to make sure the helots (servants) didn't rebel against them because the helots outnumbered them greatly
How did Sparta collapse?
Sparta had a limited number of the armoured infantry (hoplites) which was progressively eroded in battles over 100 years faster than they could breed replacements. They began to use their helots (serfs) to replace the losses, but they were not the same quality heavy infantry, so after the losses of a defeated by Thebes at Leuctra in 371 BCE Sparta could no longer raise a credible army. Although Thebes and Athens were later over-run by Macedonia, Sparta just didn't have the numbers to make a comeback.
Which Greek city-state was known for its military strength?
All did, for survival. Sparta was exclusively devoted to it.
How was Sparta's military different from greases military?
Sparta's military was only Spartan Citizens and had almost no archers. The training began at age 6 when a boy was taken from his mother and pressed into a harsh military school where they were regularly beaten and starved encourging strentgh, loyalty, and taking what you need. Spartan boys often stole from Helots, which were spartan slaves, to get food. When they were ready they went into the mountains and had to survive for 10 days to a month, with only a adult Spartan there to make sure he didnt cheat, abnd mabye another boy. Greeks were a lot less physical in their training. They were a sign up army. Often boys washed out from cities because tehy weren't use to the training. And the training was not as tough.
What landforms make up Sparta?
the landforms that make sparta
What way is Athens different from Sparta?
Sparta had seized the land of the southern Peloponnese peninsula and turned its people into serfs who gave half their produce to Sparta, which allowed them to concentrate on military training to be able to protect their city-state. Athenians had to farm their own land or make a living through fishing, trade etc, and do their military training in their spare time.
How did the war with Athens make a difference in Sparta?
Sparta became temporarily the dominant power in mainland Greece. However the war had cost them a substantial loss of their citizens who made up the warrior class, and after a war with Thebes over 30 years later, their military strength had dwindled to a level where it ceased to be a major player in Greek affairs.
Why did Sparta make no great contribution to civilization?
Sparta was first and foremost a military organization. The arts were not particularly valued since they distracted from military training. Their society was focused on supporting the full-time soldiers who were at the top of the social heap. Culture and religion were taken from the rest of the Greek cities.
What is the presidents primary military power?
To make treaties and appoint them
Which city-state's geography might make it more open to attack in a military battle explain?
Sparta had no walls, relying on it's warriors as its walls.
How did Sparta differ from Athens?
Sparta was different from Athens because Athens was more artlike and Sparta was tought to be tough ruthless people they were tought to steal kill and make slaves but on the other hand Athens did not go crazy with power like Sparta did they maintained society and they made laws to enforce what you should live like back then
What was Sparta like?
it was a military based city-state its was based on war and strong people mothers were to be fit to make fit baby's and men and boys were trained to kill and fight to become leaders and die fighting for sparta....that's all people believed in.
