Governed themselves and fought with Spartans in battle.
80-100 communities of perioeci in Spartan territory, most of which were found in areas where the soil was not as good - on mountain slopes or near the coast.
Had to obey Spartans and couldn't form own policy on war or relation to other countries.
The main way they contributed to Spartan life was economics.
Traders and craftsmen who made: clothing, shoes, furniture, storage jars, types of metalwork. They were fishermen, shipbuilders, farmers of less fertile land.
Members didn't rebel because quality of life was good compared to other parts of Greece.
Greeks often at war so citizens spent most time fighting. Didn't go to war often as they mainly kept helots under control. Member of perioeci fought less than Athenian citizen
It was in their interests to help the Spartans police the helots and their villages acted as buffer zones to stop them from escaping.
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Helots
Many more helots than Spartans = 10/20:1.
They were state - owned slaves who had no political or legal rights.
Duties: farmers - looked after estates as each had to produce a certain amount of produce and they could keep any profit from extra goods; household slaves - worked in houses (mostly women who worked as nurses); baggage-handlers/skirmishes: in war, carried bags or fought small battles and were watched carefully (in case they escaped).
Treatment=brutal, weren't allowed areas without gov. permission, always under suspicion.
Each year, declared Spartans/helots at war (Spartans could attack/kill without justification).
The krypteia used them for training.
Spartans spread terror to stop rebellions and seemed to have been successful as there were no large revolts.
Helots were owned by the state so they didn't depend on individual masters.
If the state gave them to individuals, it was only with limited power and only the state could order them to be killed.
Helots allowed to live independently of families - wasn't the case for other slaves in Greece.
Helots had freedom of religion and could worship the gods like Spartans and perioeci
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