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GCSE CLASSICS SPARTS
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- 1Where was Sparta?The Peloponnese
- 2What was the river called near Sparta?Eurotas River
- 3What region was Sparta in?Laconia
- 4What was the mountain near Sparta called?Mt. Taygetus
- 5What age did the spartans begin to train?Seven
- 6Where did they stand against the Persians?Thermopolyae
- 7What does Thermopolyae mean?Gates of fire
- 8What did the spartans wear?A red cloak, a helmet with a plume on top and braces on their arms and legs
- 9What did the spartans use in battle?A shield and spear and a short sword for close battle
- 10Who were the lowest people in Spartan society?The helots
- 11Who were the perioiki?The manufactures of weapons for the spartans
- 12Who was king during Thermopolyae?Leonidas
- 13What did the Spartans use as currency?brittle iron bars
- 14What was manumission?The act of freeing a slave
- 15What item of clothing would you give to the slave to show freedom?A white hat
- 16Why would you free a slave?To show off wealth
For them to be married (rare)
The earned their freedom
That you care for them - 17What is the chariot stadium in Rome called?Circus Maximus
- 18Where did gladiators fight in rome predominantly?The Colosseum
- 19What does amphi mean?around
- 20How much did it cost to enter the colosseum?It was free
- 21What time were the gladiators fights?They were all day, so around 9:30a.m. to around 4p.m.
- 22How did a fight end?It ended with either death or surrender
- 23How were the spectators involved?They signalled death or survival with their thumbs
- 24Who made the final decision about the death of a gladiator?The president of the games
- 25What did the wooden sword indicate?The freeing of a slave
- 26What animals were fought against in the arena?Bear, deer, boars, wolves, tigers, lion, zebra, crocodiles, hippo, giraffe, elephant and hyena.
- 27What was the venatio?A hunt in the arena
- 28What were the four types of gladiators?Samnite, Murmillo, Retiarius and Thracain
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- Fichas sobre GCSE CLASSICS SPARTS, creado por hodsy el 04/03/2015.
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