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Q: Why was it necessary for the Spartans to terrorize the helots?
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What did the Spartans do to the helots that defeated them?

If the helots defeated the Spartans, the Spartans, being defeated, could not do anything to them.


What did Spartans call their slaves?

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.


The Spartans called their captive workers?

Helots


What did the Spartans call their captive workers?

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The Spartans called their captive workers what?

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What did the Spartans call the captive workers?

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How did the helots make the Sparta a military power?

Spartans needed to be able to keep helots at bay


Why were helots important?

Helots were important because they revolted often. The average Spartan citizen had 12 helots to himself. So, the helots outnumbered the Spartans. The helots' large rebellions caused the Spartans to strenghten their army. This constant test of military ability made the Spartan military strong and powerful.


Who were the native people the Spartans enslaved to do work?

Helots


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


Can you use helots in a sentence?

The ancient Spartans used serfs that they called 'helots' to do the work and keep their economy running.