Question
Why did the Spartan need the helots?
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Ms. Sue
Do you know what helots are?
frances
No I do not . I thought someone could help me. Messenian person forced to work as a lowly farmers by sparta. So why did Spartan need the helots?
Ms. Sue
We help students. But we expect students to use Google or a dictionary to find the definitions of unfamiliar words.
Since most Spartan men served in the military, the helots were the slaves who farmed the fields and grew the crops the people ate.
Since most Spartan men served in the military, the helots were the slaves who farmed the fields and grew the crops the people ate.