Made by Ms. Cleah de la Vega

1.  a. Enumerate the characteristic
of a Spartan military.
 b. Give importance to the
contribution of Sparta to the
present time.

2. A S T W W Y R G A S
R P G R E E C E N O
T A L L E L E A D L
T R A I N I N G Y D
S T A I N M G I B I
F A I T H N O R T E
A N Y W A R R I O R
E L O R D O I L Y S

3.  1. It was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece.
 2. One who fights as part of an organized land-based
armed force; if that force is for hire the person is
generally termed a mercenary soldier, or mercenary.
 3. Is a person skilled in combat or warfare, especially
within the context of a tribal or clan-based society that
recognizes a separate warrior class.
 4. Is the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and
competencies as a result of the teaching of vocational
or practical skills and knowledge that relate to specific
useful competencies.
 5. Is a country in Southern Europe, Athens is the capital
and the largest city in the country.

4. SPARTA:
A MILITARY POLIS

5.  Sparta or Lacedaemon, was a prominent
city-state in ancient Greece,Remained an
Oligarchy and a military state.
 It emerged as a political entity around the
10th century BC, when the invading Dorians
subjugated the local, non-Dorian
population. From 650 BC it rose to become
the dominant military land-power in
ancient Greece.

7. The training of Youth
 As soon as a child was born in Sparta, the
mother would wash it with wine, in order to
make sure that it was strong. If the child was
weak, it would die soon.
 If they found that the child was deformed or
weakly, they threw it into Kaiadas,

8. KAIADAS
A chiasm at a cliff,
of the mount
Taygetos.

9.  Goal: To raise a good soldiers for the
good of the city-state.
 Young boys who were weak or with
defects were killed. Only the strong and
the healthy were allowed to live.

10.  When the child completed the age
of seven, it was taken from his
mother and given to the state. A
rigorous discipline and mainly
military type education, the so-
called Agoge, commenced, lasting
twelve years.

11. Ageles
 Where in the boys enrolled in one of the many troops
which was under the supervision of a senior Spartan.
Eirena
•While at the age of thirteen they are now under the
leadership of a prudent and brave youth, supervised by an
official (Paidonomos) and were drilled in gymnastics,
running, jumping, throwing of spear and discus, and also
taught to endure pain and hardship, hunger, thirst, cold,
fatigue and lack of sleep.

12. •At the age of twenty, when the Agoge
ended, the military service of the Spartan.
He would join compulsory one of the dining
messes or clubs.
•He will eat and sleep at public barracks,
until the age of sixty. At twenty, most of the
men and women will also get married.

13.  At the age of thirty, the Spartan will become
citizen with full rights and duties and he would be
able to take part in the assembly of the people (the
Apella) and hold public office.

14. Answer the following questions in:
¼ SHEET OF PAPER (Aquisition)
1.What age that the Spartan will become citizen with full
rights and duties?
2. What age that the child was taken from his mother and
given to the state?
3. It is called to a rigorous discipline and mainly military
type education?
4. A place where in they throw the child if they found it
weak or deformed?
5. What is the other name of Sparta ?