Ancient Sparta

Climate/location

• Laconia
• Evrotas River
• Peloponnese
• Mild Winters
• Hot summers
• Rainy Spring&Fall

Food

• Basic diet
• Black broth
• Natural common foods
• Hunt for meat

Accomodations

• Simple homes
• Mud bricks
• Red clay
• One story
• Courtyard in middle

Occupations

• Age 7-training
• Age 20-soldier
• Age 30-citizen
• Age 60-free

Recreation

• Physical
• Wrestling
• Girls Wrestle
• Fistfight

Freedom/Government

• Powerful community
• Oligarchy
• Council of Elders
• 28 men
• Two kings

Education

• Babies abandoned
• Age 7-training
• Girls&boys trained
• Boys educated

Places to vist

• Temple of Artemis
• Ceremonies
• Chapel
• Tombs

Why you should hold the convention here!

• Strong
• Great temperature
• Powerful army
• Fair Government
• Lovely Houses

we hope to see you in Sparta!

Bibliography

• "Spartan Geography - Greosia." Spartan Geography - Greosia. Web. 11 Apr. 2016.
• "Ancient Greek Weather." Ancient Greek Weather. Web. 05 Apr. 2016.
• http://www.legendsandchronicles.com/ancient-civilizations/ancient-sparta/an...
• "Ancient Spartan Food and Diet." Spartan Food and Diet. Web. 04 Apr. 2016.

Bibliography continued

• "Spartan Architecture." Spartan Architecture. Web. 11 Apr. 2016.
• "Spartan Men." Spartan Men. Web. 11 Apr. 2016.
• "Spartan Men." Spartan Men. Web. 05 Apr. 2016.
• "Female Recreations in Ancient Sparta." Female Recreation in Ancient Sparta (Female Single Combat Club). Web. 11 Apr. 2016.

BIBLIOGRAPHY CONTINUED

• Frey, Wendy, John Bergez, and Amy Joseph. History Alive!: The Ancient World. Palo Alto, CA: Teachers' Curriculum Institute, 2004. Print.
• "Sparta." Travel in Greece: Ancient (The Classics Pages). Web. 11 Apr. 2016.

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