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These people were reportedly forced to get extremely drunk before being displayed as examples of inappropriate behavior at communal banquets. (10[1])After one conflict, some of these people were resettled in the city of Naupactus. According to Thucydides, one city’s policy was “always determined by the necessity of taking precautions (10[1])against” (10[1])these people. An earthquake (10[1])sparked the last of these people’s (10[1])Messinian (10[1])Wars. Epaminondas dissolved one group of these people after the Battle (-5[1])of Leuctra. These people could become neodamodes (10[1])after serving as hoplites or undergoing the agōgē educational system. (-5[1])Kryptai were allowed to kill these people after an annual declaration of war by the ephors of one city. For 10 points, name these Spartan slaves. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: helots [accept Messinian helots or Laconian helots; prompt on doulos or perioikoi; prompt on Greek slaves or Spartan slaves until read]
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Matt SchiavoneNorthwestern AUIUC C1910
Arthur GaydenUChicago APurdue C4810
June YinWashU BPurdue A4910
Justin HawkinsIndiana ANotre Dame5310
Liam StarnesUChicago BSIUE A5910
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Evan DaviesMiamiPurdue B7810
Davis JohnsonPurdue DWashU D88-5
Ethan SkolnickWashU CUIUC D11510

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