Quizlet History Test (Greeks CH 5)

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  1. ephoroi: council of 5 men that kept kings in check
  2. exposure: babies died of ________ when left on Mount Taygetos
  3. gerousia: council of 28 men above the age of 60, two kings
  4. helots: spartans considered them enemies so then kept them in slavery and declared war on them annually
  5. Lakonia: region ruled over by Sparta
  6. lakoniokos: lakoniokos
  7. Lykourgos: established spartan ideals
  8. Messenia: region of helots ruled over by spartans
  9. Mt. Taygetos: Spartans left sickly babies here to die
  10. perioikoi: spartan "neighbors"
  11. Sparta: greek city, the citizens were great warriors
  12. the assembly: adult male council
  13. the krypteia: period of waiting
  14. the paidonomos: director of education in Sparta
  15. the syssition: dining hall for spartan men