Who were the helots? A. conquered people who became involuntary servants
B. captured Persian soldiers who were forced to become servants
C. Spartan women who used their military training to support the troops
D. leaders of Sparta who made military conquest the city’s focus

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Explanation: They were the helots, the subjugated and conquered people, the slaves of Sparta. Nobody knows exactly what the term “Helot” actually means. Some say it came from the village called Helos that was conquered by the angry Spartans. Others say that it simply means “a slave” or “a serf”.Nov 5, 2017

the enslaved people onboard suffered from illness with some frequency

b. sec, foreign relations