WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT GREECE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A certain class of slave in Sparta was called a ____
A
Hilton
B
Helot
C
Hermes
D
Hera
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The helots were in a sense state slaves, bound to the soil and assigned to individual Spartans to till their holdings; their masters could neither free them nor sell them, and the helots had a limited right to accumulate property, after paying to their masters a fixed proportion of the produce of the holding.

Detailed explanation-2: -Helot is a Greek word that means Spartan serf, and a helot is a Spartan serf or slave within the Spartan caste system. They were mainly agricultural laborers, as well as soldiers and servants.

Detailed explanation-3: -Helots: class of unfree peasants in Spartan society, who may be defined as state-owned serfs.

Detailed explanation-4: -Helot : a member of a class of serfs in ancient Sparta. : someone held in forced servitude : an enslaved person or serf. helotry. ˈhe-lə-trē

Detailed explanation-5: -In Ancient Sparta, the Helots were a subjugated population of slaves. Formerly warriors, the Helots outnumbered the Spartans considerably. During the time of the Battle of Plataea, which took place in 479 B.C., there were seven Helots for every Spartan.

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