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A member of a class of Serfs, intermediate between slaves and citizens

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Is a helot a warrior?

No, a helot is a greek and spartan slave


What is the spartan name for captive worker?

Captive Spartan workers were called helots.


What is a spartan slave?

a helot


What is a spartan slave called?

A Spartan slave was called a helot. Helots were state-owned serfs required to work the land for their Spartan masters.


What starts with an H and is a spartan slave?

Helot


Is a helot a slave?

yes a helot is a slave it is a spartan term they used with there three main classes.


How many helots were there to every aristocrat?

Helot to Spartan = 10:1


What is a helot?

Helots where the serfs of Sparta. Serf meaning they were not free men, nor were they slaves.


How many Spartans were there for every helot?

Each Spartan citizen was allotted the produce of seven helots to support them. They also took seven helots to war for each Spartan warrior - these acted as light infantry, and at the same time reduced the threat of a helot uprising at home while the Spartans were away. At the battle of Plataea in 479 BCE, there were 5,000 Spartan hoplites (armoured warriors) and 35,000 helot light infantry.


What are Spartan slaves called?

You are looking for the word Helot, however helots were not slaves, they were serfs, that is they were bound to their land, and produced half their produce to the Spartan government.


What did spartan society expect of spartan women?

By the fault


Why did spartan remain a poor farming society?

Sparta remained a poor farming society because its focus was primarily on military training and preparation for war rather than agricultural development. The emphasis on military excellence meant that limited resources were allocated to improving agricultural techniques and infrastructure. Additionally, the use of helot slaves to work the land meant that Spartan citizens themselves did not engage in farming as a primary occupation.