Spata questions

1)What was the acropolis and what stood there?

The Acropolis was a fortified hill with a temple holding a goddess inside.
2) The average city-state, or polis, contained how many people?

It held an average between 5,000 and 10,000 people.
3) How was Sparta's government formed?

There was first two kings that ruled them, until they had started a council of men that were 60 years over and were chosen for life. how ever,even though they were called kings they had little power.
4) Who ruled Sparta?

Two kings ruled.
5) Who were the helots and what did they do in Sparta?
They were enslaved citizens who were owned by city states and had to turn over half their crops to the Aristocrats.

6)  Discuss, or outline, the life of a Spartan boy.

when they were babies they were examined to see if they were healthy enough to live or die on a hillside. when they were 7 they were sent to military camps.

7)  Discuss the life of a Sparta woman.  How were Spartan women more free than other Greek women at the time?
They wer able and loved to play sport like wrestling and racing, 

8) Explain the quote, "Come home with your shield or on it".  How does this quote reinforce Spartan ideas? You come home a victor or you don't come back alive. If you wanted to run away from battle you had to leave your shield behind.