Economy

Question 1

Who were the Perekoi in Spartan society?

Answer 1

Tradesmen

The Perekoi were an important class in Spartan society, contributing to trade and commerce.

Question 2

What did Spartans ban regarding manual crafts? [Plut, Lycourgus]

Answer 2

“banned their involvement in any manual craft”

Question 3

What did Lycurgus forbid free citizens from doing? [Xen]

Answer 3

“Lycurgus forbade the free citizens to have anything to do with making money”

Question 4

What types of activities were allowed in Sparta? [Plut]

Answer 4

“only activities that contributed to the freedom of the state were to be regarded as permissible occupations”

Question 5

What was the role of Helots in Spartan agriculture? According to Tytaeus, Fragments

Answer 5

They worked the fields

Question 6

What did Helots have to give to Spartans from their produce? According to Tyrtaeus Fragments

Answer 6

Half of their produce

Question 7

What did Archidamos say about public money in Sparta? [Aristotle]

Answer 7

“There is no common state fund for large-scale wars”

This highlights the financial limitations faced by the Spartan state.

Question 8

What did Thucydides note about public funds in Sparta?

Answer 8

“We have no public funds”