1. 2/23/11 BR- What does the term “laconic” mean?
Today: Spartan Society
Hand in “Lives of Greek Children” and “Greek Women” also BLM 12 (if you didn’t)

2. Sparta (Laconia)
Lycurgus – Spartan lawgiver, creator of the Spartan constitution and way of life.
The Spartan shield (hoplon, from which we get the word hoplite)
Notice the Λ (Greek letter lambda – makes an “L” sound

3. Spartan Equipment Spear Helmet Chalmys Pteruges Greaves Hoplon

4. Greaves

5. Chalmys

7. “Return with this shield or upon it.”
Write an opinion statement (complete sentence)
Supporting details:
P. 83
P. 85
Do this NOW!

8. Homework:
Briefly describe the government structure of Sparta. (what were the different parts and how did they function)
Spartan Government

9. Continued..
The rest of Greece had a “love/hate” relationship with Sparta. They admired them for some reasons but disliked them for others. Make a chart describing these reasons
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