Spartan helots were assigned to work on the land owned by Spartan citizens as sharecroppers, and every year war was declared on them to keep them in check. While some helots were granted the right to hold land by the sixth century B.C., this was not a widespread practice. Helots were not conscripted to fight in the city's phalanx, as this was reserved for Spartan citizens.

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Spartan Helots

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Spartan helots

A) farmed the land as sharecroppers.
B) had war declared on them every year.
C) had achieved the right to hold land themselves by the sixth century B.C.
D) were conscripted to fight in the city's phalanx.
E) a and b

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