A socials project by Shaun and Arsalan

2. MAP

3. Background
Sparta is an ancient part of
Greece and eventually became
the leading civilization of Greece
after the war. They are most
known for defeating the Athens
in the Peloponnesian war.
Another fact about Sparta was
that they were known to be
distant relatives that descended
from Hercules the son of Zeus in
Greek mythology. Spartans are
also known for not retreating
even if it costs them their lives.

4. Perioekoi were pledged to
Social structure Helot are slaves of
Sparta who are
Sparta but were not Spartans either born not
themselves they were to serve worthy to be a
Sparta as an alliance they were Spartan because of
not aloud to marry to Spartans
either. Spartan become being un healthy or
perioekoi by failing the fitness are taken in to be a
test at age 20 Spartan slave.
Inferiors were
illegitimate children of
men
Sparta who’s mothers
or father have been
freed of the title helot
Spartan
for a courageous act . women
perioekoi
inferiors
helots

5. housing
• The housing was plain for the Spartanians. Their houses were
built of Wood, Mud, Brick or Stone. Simple enough they
usually had only two or three rooms built with high and small
windows, that had shutters. The only big difference between
wealthy homes and regular is the place that it is located in.
Wealthy homes are located in a different area or district of
the city for a better view or less noise. The more smaller
differences are that some wealthy homes have chimneys and
they would cook their food inside unlike the poor that had to
cook outside over a campfire and had small vent holes on the
roof to purify and renew air.

6. Food
• Spartans ate like other parts of Greece they ate olives and
barley and bread and cheese and fish and poultry pretty basic.
But Spartans are also known for their particular food called
“black broth” witch only Spartans could eat because the taste
was so bad that you had to have eaten it from very young to
be able to sustained it as food. They also drank wine and used
olive oil in a lot of their foods. The black broth was primarily
made out of pork, blood, vinegar, salt and was supplemented
by whatever they had left. Spartan men usually let the
children have what was left of the food and would shoulder
the burden of the black broth so their young soldiers would
not have to.

7. • Families in Sparta were different from modern day families.
Babies would get inspected at birth, if they looked unhealthy
they would be disposed or turned into slaves, but if they were
healthy they would be trained to become Spartan. Then the
children would get taken away from their family at the age of
7 to train and become a warrior. The training was harsh, they
had to walk without shoes and went without food to make
them stronger, they also learned to fight and endure pain.
Once their training is done and they are ready to become
warriors they have to pass the fitness test, to pass the fitness
test you have to be in the age of 18-20 and when passing it
you are finally named a full citizen. Then you are finally done
and ready to become a warrior.

8. wealth
• in ancient Spartan had Money Made of Iron,
in fact the money was so big and heavy that
most people could not carry that much to but
lots of things.
• Most people in Sparta didn’t really care about
their status, they were loyal people so they
could borrow and pay back later but if they
didn’t pay it back there were consequences.

9. marriage
• Spartan marriages were a lot different than
other parts of Greece. The women were given
a very brief and closed wedding. It was often
very private. The husband and women the
met secretly until the man was the age of 30
then they could move in with each other as
you can see Spartan history is a lot different
than what we have today.

10. Birth practices
• When a Spartan baby is born he is Inspected for Impurities.
Then he is raised with his parents to overcome his fears or her
fears as a child. Once the child reaches seven he/she go to a
boot camp.
Now Spartan may not be the best culture for complicated
ceremonies because they did not believe in such things but
they were very strict with children. You may think that
Spartan are cruel people but they really did love their children
this is why they put them threw such tough training and
torture.

11. CHILDHOOD
• In Sparta children lived with their mother until
the age of 7. then they would take the boys to
a dormitory with the other boys and train
them as soldiers.
• The children were taught stories of courage
and bravery to encourage them to become a
warrior.
• Then when they reach the age of 20 they have
to go pass a test to become a full citizen.

12. Comparison
• As you have seen Spartan life would be living hell for
us kids today like we don’t get throw away or
(discarded) as they would put it. We don’t have to go
to a camp to prove ourselves and we don’t have to
get beaten. But we are not as strong as them and if
we are its because of our knowledge and technology
not because of our moral or strength. And we also
have much more to be thankful for because we are
not having to fight blood thirsty battles.

13. Education
• When a Spartan male reaches the age of 7 he is sent to a training facility
where he learns in a brotherhood with other kids. Between the ages of 7
and 14 they learn to write and read while also learning combat. Spartans
wanted to make the boys strong so they did not meet their needs and
made them sleep with no covers on hard beds. Between the ages of 18-
20 the boys had to take a fitness test and if they failed they were forced
to be outcasts and did not have citizenship.
• The women also were taken to a training facility where they learned
similar basic training they learned how to wrestle and do combat
because they wanted to have healthy children when the women reached
the ages of 18-20 they also had to take a fitness test. If she completed
the task she would marry and be able to return home but if she failed
she to would lose citizenship.

14. Religion
• Ancient Spartanians had many gods that they
believed in such as Aphrodite, Apollo, Ares,
Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Dionysus, Hades,
Hephaestus, Hera, Hermes, Hestia, Poseidon
and Zeus.
• Sparta Citizens destined to be warriors had to
go and get permission from the god of war,
otherwise known as Ares.

15. GOD
• Ancient Spartanians had many gods that they
believed in such as Aphrodite, Apollo, Ares,
Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Dionysus, Hades,
Hephaestus, Hera, Hermes, Hestia, Poseidon
and Zeus.
• Sparta Citizens destined to be warriors had to
go and get permission from the god of war,
otherwise known as Ares.

16. Clothing
• The Spartans wore simple toga type clothing
that were often dyed and had a pinned
shoulder. They had leather strapped sandals
and leather boots they wore wreaths and
carried weapons with them in a leather case.
Sparta is similar to other parts of Greece but
they did have a Unique way of life and Proved
it in many ways Spartan usually wore cloaks in
battle and had helmets. They carried big
shields with them when in battle and had
spears for long range weapons.

17. Art, Music
• Now if you search for Spartan music and art usually it
says that Spartans had no interest in art at all or
music but after further research I found That Sparta
was quite artistic and is well known for building the
menelaion it is a monument that is dedicated to
menelaos and Helen. Sparta was also known for the
poetry they wrote here is one of the poems written
by Tyrtaeus of Sparta Frontiers
“You should reach the limits of virtue
before you cross the border of death.”

18. Festivals
• Spartans had a very important festival called the
Carneian festival and it was to worship Apollo. The
festival lasted nine days and there were tents like at
festivals today. The priests would have 5 men were
held in a office and were not able to marry for 4
years as a sacrifice. During the festival a
staphylodromoi
(grape-cluster runner) was running about and all the
men would try to catch him because it means good luck
to catch the runner.

19. Conclusion
• In conclusion I Think we’ve learned a lot
about Sparta and how different it is from our
everyday life. Thank you for watching and
learning with us sincerely SHAUN A AND
ARSALAN S.

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