Year 12 Ancient/Modern - Latest Polls Closed

When did Germany take the fateful step to being a dictatorship? A huge percentage - 85% - said it was when the Enabling Act of March 1933 was passed...which is when Hitler had the power to make any law he wanted, so I think you were pretty spot on there.

For Sparta - 44% of you said the perioeci were most integral to the economy, and 33% went for the helots. Again, pretty much as expected, as these groups certainly did underpin the crafts/agriculture side of the economy, while the Spartiates were off training or waging war.

New polls up very soon!

Year 12 Ancient - Spartan Economy

Further to what we covered in class today, here are a few excerpts from the web, on the Spartan economy.

This paragraph is from http://elysiumgates.com/~helena/Economy.html and was written by Helena P. Schrader.

"The Perioikoi had their own laws and customs, could pursue any profession or trade they liked, and had their own local officials and dignitaries. They were restricted only with regard to foreign and military policy, being subject to the government of the entire territory or city-state, Lacedaemon, which was run by Spartans. They were also required to provide troops for the Lacedaemonian army and support Sparta in time of war. Because the Spartan citizens were themselves prohibited by their laws from engaging in any profession except that of arms, the Perioikoi were the professionals, merchants, and craftsmen of Lacedaemon. They were not restricted by the Spartan laws and traditions to an austere lifestyle nor were they prohibited from hoarding gold and silver. In short, they had a monopoly on all lucrative businesses and professions."

And here is a webpage that contains a summary of points about the Spartan economy, written by a teacher at Camden High School.

Year 12 Ancient/Modern - The Polls Have Closed!

Well, the results of the first Modern and Ancient blog polls are in. OK, not many of you voted, but I'm going to publish the results anyway...

In answer to the question,

What do you think was the major problem faced by the Weimar Republic?

44% of you thought it was economic collapse. 33% thought it was the humilation of Versailles. The rest thought it was uprisings by the Right.

And, in Ancient, in response to the question

Which class of Spartans would you like to have been born into?

The vast majority (60%) said the perioeci , possibly because they had few rights but equally few responsibilities. Next was Spartiates with 26 %. Helots and Inferiors got one vote each...though I can't figure out why.

There'll be new polls up soon, plus there's one on Lycurgus for you Ancient Historians to have a go at.

Year 12 Modern - Weimar Germany 1924-29

Hi Modern students...here is the powerpoint we did this week on Germany 1924-29:


Uploaded on authorSTREAM by tomgriffith

You can download the powerpoint here.

I will post some assessment stuff up in the next few days, ready for next Thursday's exam.