Sparta Hsc Questions 2001-2008 Old Format

Sparta HSC questions 2001-2008 2005 (a) Name TWO Spartan kings.2

2006 (a)Name TWO gods/goddesses  worshipped at Sparta. 2

2007 (a) Name TWO ancient authors who  wrote about Sparta. 2

2008  (a) Name TWO natural resources of  Sparta. 2

(b) Identify TWO geographical features of ancient Sparta.2

(b) Who was Lycurgus? 2 

 (b) What was the syssitia? 3

(b) Who were the helots? 3

(c) Describe the role of the agoge in  the education of Spartan boys 5.   (d) Outline the main roles of the  Spartan kings.6 

(c) With reference to Source 15 and other  sources, describe the main features of  Spartan religious festivals. 8

(c) Describe the roles and status of  women in Spartan society. 8

(c) Outline the role of the Krypteia in Spartan society.5 (d) Describe the main features of Spartan cultural life. 6 (e) With reference to Source 9 and other evidence, explain the organisation of

(e) With reference to Source 13 and  other sources, explain the  significance of women in Spartan  society.10

 (d) Explain the importance of the army  in Spartan society. 12 Awaiting copyright  Source 15: Statue of Apollo found in  Laconia 

(d) With reference to Source 14 and  other sources, explain the  significance of Lycurgus’ reforms to  Spartan society. Lycurgus, who gave  them the laws that they obey, and to  which they owe their prosperity, I do  regard with wonder; and think that  he reached the utmost limit of  wisdom. For it was not by imitating  other states, but by devising a system  utterly different from that of most  others, that he made his country pre­ eminently prosperous. Source 14:  Xenophon, Constitution of the   Lacedaemonians, 12

2001 (a)Name TWO Spartan kings. 2 (b) What were TWO leisure activities in ancient Sparta? 2 (c) Describe the role of the helots in Spartan society. 5 (d) Outline the main features of the Spartan education system. 6 (e) With reference to Source 9 and other evidence, explain the Spartan system of government. 10 Source 9: Plutarch, Life of Lycurgus After dedicating a temple to Zeus Skullanius and Athena Skullania, forming phylai and creating obai, and instituting a Gerousia of thirty including the founderleaders, then from season to season apellaze between Babyka and Knakion so as to propose and withdraw. But to the people should belong the right to respond as well as power. phylai tribes apellaze to celebrate a festival of Apollo

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2002 (a) Name TWO geographical features in the region of Sparta.2 (b) What were TWO roles of Spartan women?2 (c) Describe the roles of the krypteia in Spartan society.5 (d) Outline the roles and privileges of Spartan kings. 6 (e) With reference to Source 9 and other evidence, explain the roles of the perioikoi in Spartan society. 10 Source 9: Plutarch, Plutarch On Sparta [The perioikoi] enjoyed free status and managed the internal affairs of their own communities. . . . few, if any, Spartiates practised a manual craft; the commercial and economic role of the perioikoi must have become a very important one

2003 (a) Name TWO resources of ancient Sparta. 2 (b) Who were the helots? 2 (c) Describe the main leisure activities in Spartan society. 5 (d) Outline the main features of the Spartan economy. 6 (e) With reference to Source 9 and other evidence, explain the main features of Spartan religion. 10 Source 9: Photograph of Artemis Orthia Sanctuary showing remains of archaic temple and altar

2004 (a) Name TWO Spartan festivals.

2 (b) Who were the military elite?

2 (c) Outline the main features of Spartan land ownership and inheritance. 5 (d) Describe the roles and privileges of the Spartan kings.

6 (e) With reference to Source 9 and other evidence, explain the significance of the Spartan educational system. 10 Source 9: Xenophon, Constitution of the Spartans (Chapter 2) And instead of their clothes serving to make them delicate, Lycurgus required them to become used to a single garment all year round, the idea being that thereby they would be better prepared for both cold and heat. On the other hand, while he did not allow them to take what they required effortlessly, to