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# Sparta **Terms** Sparta was settled by Dorian invaders from Europe in Laconia. * **Helots:** State-owned slaves who worked the land. * **Brutal system of control:** A strict system of control existed over the helots, as they outnumbered the Spartans. **Sparta Government** * **2 Kings:...

# Sparta **Terms** Sparta was settled by Dorian invaders from Europe in Laconia. * **Helots:** State-owned slaves who worked the land. * **Brutal system of control:** A strict system of control existed over the helots, as they outnumbered the Spartans. **Sparta Government** * **2 Kings:** The government comprised two kings. * **Council of Elders:** A council of elders advised the kings. * **Assembly of citizens:** A male, native-born Spartan citizen assembly (over 30 years old) made decisions. * **Ephors:** Five Ephors (elected by the assembly) managed the daily affairs. **Sparta - Discipline** * **Harsh Conditions from birth:** Spartan children faced a harsh life from birth with sick ones dying, being moved into barracks at age 7, and living on a coarse diet. This was combined with rigorous exercise and strict discipline. * **Joining the assembly at 30:** A Spartan man could join the assembly at the age of 30. * **Women's rights:** Spartan women had the right to manage property and inherit it.