SPARTANS Why we love them

SPARTA  Sparta was on the Peloponnesus. (south part of Greece)  In 725b.c. the Spartans conquered the Messen ians, and enslaved them.  They became known as the Helots, which t hen revolted overthrew the Spartans  As result the Spartans became militaristic.

SPARTA TRAINING Training started at 7 years old You would work all day Sleep would be your only rest Only the strongest lived

 They would work you to complete exhaustion  Whip you for punishment  Make you fight the other kids WHAT THEY DID IN TRAINING  Make your run miles  Extreme workout  Stuff that makes the navy seals look bad

 Only 300 Spartans  Fought over 1000 Persians  Held the point 3 days before defeat.  Only defeated because of a traitor  Had few deaths  Movie 300 was made after this MOST FAMOUS BATTLE -THERMOPYLAE-

WHY THEY FOUGHT The Spartans fought the Persians for their rights. Persians were conquering people and land, the Spartans of course didn’t want that.

The Battle of Marathon It began in Ionia on the coast of Anatolia when the persons conquered the area and the Athenians revolted. When the Persians were defeated the Athenians sent a runner to Athens from Marathon to deliver a message, he died after he ran the 26 miles

 They Ancient Greeks believed in good health  Therefore they would play games  Most famous of them is the Olympics

GAMES THEY PLAYED Wrestled Discus Ran Javelin

RELIGION The ancient Greeks were a polytheistic culture.

THEY HAD A DIFFERENT GOD FOR DIFFERENT THINGS Some of these gods were Zeus-sky Hera-zues’ wife Poseidon-sea Hades-underworld Athena-knowledge Aphrodite-beauty Apollo-messengers

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REFERENCES  Mr. Boyce’s notes   My history book