Ancient Greece Mycenaean End Period Strife Yours follow up question for the week:
Why was there so much strife at the end of the Mycenaean period?
Lycurgus really brought significant change to Sparta. He spent a great deal of time traveling throughout the Mediterranean studying the different forms of government, different economies, and different societies. Upon his return to Sparta, he recommended a new way to increase dedication to the state and a way to end greed and corruption in the Spartan economy.
He first addressed the economy by replacing the coinage used in Sparta with iron. That way, the coins only had value within Sparta’s borders and people would be less likely to try to hoard it or to amass more wealth than their neighbors would. Each Spartan citizen held an allotment of land, worked by helots, to provide for their food and income.
Once everyone was on equal economic terms, he turned to alter the way families related to each other.
From now on, children did not belong to their parents; they belonged to the state. A state official examined each child after birth and decided whether they were fit to remain in Sparta or abandoned to the elements. Only the most physically fit children gained acceptance into Spartan society.
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