Helots could organise and communicate more effectively than Athenian slaves, making a slave revolt more likely in Sparta than Athens.

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Pro: Helots were the conquered Greek peoples around Sparta, meaning that they all spoke the same language. Helots could therefore communicate with one another more effectively than Athenian slaves, who were most often barbarians—non-Greeks—who came from many different places and spoke many different languages.

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Pro: Helots had their own communities and families, unlike Athenian slaves, giving them more of an ability to organise and revolt.

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Con: The fact that the helots could communicate more effectively amongst themselves would not be a sufficient cause for a rebellion.

Where would be a better place to live: Ancient Athens or Sparta?

Helots could organise and communicate more effectively than Athenian slaves, making a slave revolt more likely in Sparta than Athens.

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Helots had their own communities and families, unlike Athenian slaves, giving them more of an ability to organise and revolt.

The fact that the helots could communicate more effectively amongst themselves would not be a sufficient cause for a rebellion.

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Helots could organise and communicate more effectively than Athenian slaves, making a slave revolt more likely in Sparta than Athens.

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Pro claim 2

Helots had their own communities and families, unlike Athenian slaves, giving them more of an ability to organise and revolt.

Con claim 1

The fact that the helots could communicate more effectively amongst themselves would not be a sufficient cause for a rebellion.