Question

Which phrase correctly describes the role of helots in Spartan society?

Responses

teaching upper-class children

teaching upper-class children

training as warriors
training as warriors

designing public buildings
designing public buildings

working at hard labor

1 answer

The phrase that correctly describes the role of helots in Spartan society is:

working at hard labor.

Helots were primarily serfs or agricultural laborers who were subjugated by the Spartan state, allowing Spartan citizens to focus on military training and governance.