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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 the Persian empire was a threat to Greece by 500 bce?
because they didnt like each other
What was sparter like ancient Greece?
Depends. Becuz in Ancient Greece thre were "city-states" such as the Athens or Spartans. Each city-state had different ways of schooling. For example, in the Athens, girls didn't go to school, they were home schooled. they learned to read and write there. Boys went to school at about the age 6 or 7. Luckily, SPARTAN girls DID go to school, unlike the athenians. Hope this helps a bit ^^! XOXO Candy Maya
What battle formation did the Spartans use?
The Spartans used the Phalanx/Hoplite formation. The Phalanx consists of multiple rows of men at least four men deep. The Hoplite (heavy Infantry) carried large round shields, and a spear (typically 8ft long). Swords were used only in emergencies. For example: The Spartans would line up against the Athenians and each army would then advance toward the other. Some scholars believe that they would rotate toward the left flank which was typically the weakest. The army that broke formation first was outflanked and destroyed/routed. The Spartans excelled in this type of warfare because they were all professionals, strong and very much disciplined. Cavalry was not used because Greek horses were predominantly found in northern Greece. Also the terrain in the south made cavalry ineffective at that time. The forms of infantry would vary, not all were Hoplite. The Battle formations and overall strategy that catered to the late Bronze age Hellenic warfare remained the same for all units that may have been present in battle. This form of warfare changed little until, King Philip of Macedonia and his son Alexander introduced 18ft lances and Cavalry, bringing with them a new era of Greek warfare.
Why was Athena chosen to protect Athens?
Athena competed with Poseidon to be the patron deity of Athens. They agreed that each would give the Athenians one gift and the Athenians would choose whichever gift they preferred. Poseidon struck the ground with his trident and a spring sprang up, but the water was salty and not very useful, whereas Athena offered them the first domesticated olive tree. In an alternative version, Poseidon invented the first horse.
How long did Spartans and Athenians battle for?
The Athenians and Spartans fought each other in what is referred to as the Peloponnesian War from 431 to 404 BC .
Which war did the Athenians and the Spartans fight each other?
There were several - the principal on was the Peloponnesian War 431-404 BCE.
Why did Greeks fight one another?
because they all hated each other's guts as the Spartans were jerks and the Athenians were as well.
What might have bothered Spartans and Athenians about each other society?
Spartans might have been bothered by Athenian focus on arts and culture rather than military prowess, while Athenians might have been bothered by Spartan emphasis on a rigid, militaristic society that limited individual freedoms.
Why was is so difficult for Athens and Sparta to fight each other?
the Sparta were warriors so they looked down upon the Athenians as being weak. The Athenians were educated and schooled so they looked down upon the Spartans as being uneducated
Did Sparta suffer a plaque during the war between each other?
The Spartans did not have a war between each other.
Did the Nazis like the Spartans?
they never encountered each other, they are from different ages.
How many wars where there between the Spartans?
They didn't wage war on each other.
Are the Trojans and Spartans the same people?
Trojans and Spartans seem similar & lived in the same era but aren't the some they even fought each other in the spartan war
Why was the battle of Thermopylae considered a show of patriotism for the Spartans and the Athenians?
The Athenians were not at Thermopylai. A small Spartan force led about 5,000 warriors from Greek city contingents in helping force a naval battle in the nearby strait. There was no Greek nation to be patriotic about. But half the independent Greek city-states put aside their ongoing wars between each other and combined against the invading Persians out of self interest. The other half of the Greek city-states sided with the Persians.
Did Spartans farm more than Athenians?
Farming was the basis of all the ancient Greek city-states, equally so in Sparta and Athens. The difference was that Athenians owned and farmed their own plots. In Sparta, after they conquered Messenia they turned the people into serfs (bound to the land and paying a percentage of their cops to their overlord). Their overlord was Sparta, which allocated the produce of seven serfs to each Spartan citizen, which allowed the Spartans to concentrate on military training. The Athenian farmers obviously had to do their military training part time.
Why were Sparta and Athens in war?
the Spartans and the atheianians have always hated each other because of the cultral diferences
