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- 1. LIFE, SOCIETY & CULTURE IN ANCIENT GREECE
- 2. LIFE, SOCIETY & CULTURE IN ANCIENT GREECE GOVERNMENT (MALE CITIZENS - DEMOCRACY) MALE CITIZENS MALE CHILDREN WOMEN, FOREIGNERS & FEMALE CHILDREN SLAVES Native free men were the only citizens. SOCIAL PYRAMID
- 3. LIFE, SOCIETY & CULTURE IN ANCIENT GREECE Men could go to the theatre. Theatres were built outside, usually on a hillside. All of the actors were men - they even played the female roles. Each actor played several parts in the play by wearing a different mask for each part. Greeks invented theatre. Women couldnt go to the theatre. They used to be at home. They learned spinning, weaving, sewing, Women didn't participate in politics or public life. Serving as a priestess in one of the temples was one of the only public duties that a woman might perform. In the home, the women's rooms were in the back. The front rooms were sometimes used by the men for "symposia" (banquets). The only women who attended these parties were the entertainers who played music and danced for the guests.
- 4. Greek houses were made up of two or three rooms, built around an open air courtyard or patio, made of stone, wood or clay bricks. ANCIENT GREEK HOUSE Courtyard or patio Larger homes might also have a kitchen, a bathroom, a men's dining room (Andron), and perhaps a woman's sitting area (Gynaeceum). Symposium, social events with food and wine, were held in the andron. LIFE, SOCIETY & CULTURE IN ANCIENT GREECE
- 5. CLOTHING LIFE, SOCIETY & CULTURE IN ANCIENT GREECE Men and women used to wear simple tunics and warm cloaks, made of linen or wool, dyed a bright color, or white; a belt and sandals. The ancient Greeks could buy clothes in the agora, the marketplace, but that was expensive. Only rich people could wear much jewellery: rings, earrings, bracelets, necklaces, They used perfume, made by boiling flowers and herbs. The first real hat, called petasos, was invented by the ancient Greeks.
- 6. FOOD LIFE, SOCIETY & CULTURE IN ANCIENT GREECE The soil was not very fertile along the coastline. But the ancient Greeks used systems of irrigation to help solve that problem. People in the countryside worked in agriculture and were very poor. Many farms were very small. All over Greece, the people grew olives, grapes, and figs. They kept goats, for milk and cheese. They also grew wheat to make bread. Fish, seafood, and home-made wine were very popular. Greeks didnt use to eat it meat.
- 7. GREEK ECONOMY AGRICULTURE STOCKBREEDING / RANCHING FISHING TRADE CRAFT WORK MINING / METALLURGY LIFE, SOCIETY & CULTURE IN ANCIENT GREECE
- 8. ECONOMY IN ANCIENT GREECE TRADE It consists of exchanging or buying products like fish, fruits, vegetables, pots, jewellery, clothes, LONG DISTANCE TRADE Rich merchants had ships and sailed across the Mediterranean Sea. Products from Greek polis were sold and imported. They used silver coins (each polis had its own currency) LOCAL TRADE There were small shops in Greek polis. Peasants went to the polis to sell their products (crops). Craftsmen sold their products in their workshops. The place where they used to do this was a market called Agora.
- 9. ECONOMY IN ANCIENT GREECE CRAFTS It consists of making pottery, clothes (made of fabric: leather, linen,), furniture (made of wood), by hand. Greeks made excellent pottery which they exported to other places by boat or wagons. MEANS OF TRANSPORT CHARIOTS FOOT (mainly) BOAT CARTS (TO CARRY PEOPLE OR PRODUCTS). ANIMALS: HORSES, MULES AND DONKEYS. MEANS OF COMMUNICATION STENTOROPHONIC HORN (TO DELIVER MESSAGES TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE) COMMUNICATING TO THE GODS SPEAKING WRITTEN MESSAGES (GREEK ALPHABET) SIGNS (Ex. Raising the torch)
- 11. ECONOMY IN ANCIENT GREECE MINING / METALLURGY Mining consists of removing minerals and stones from nature. Minerals can be on the surface or underground. Examples: gold, iron, bronze, silver, copper, Metallurgy consists of extracting metals from minerals and mix them.
- 12. JOBS IN ANCIENT GREECE SOLDIER / WARRIOR SAILOR FISHERMAN ARCHITECT
- 13. JOBS IN ANCIENT GREECE SCULPTOR ACTOR CRAFTSMAN DOCTOR
- 14. JOBS IN ANCIENT GREECE PHILOSOPHER MATHEMATICIAN / SCIENTIST SLAVE ASTRONOMER
- 15. JOBS IN ANCIENT GREECE MUSICIAN POLITICIAN / LEADER DANCER / PERFORMER PEASANT
- 16. JOBS IN ANCIENT GREECE WRITER MINER CARPENTER PRIEST / PRIESTESS
- 17. JOBS IN ANCIENT GREECE BAKER SMITH MERCHANT / TRADER FARMER
- 18. RELIGION IN ANCIENT GREECE POLYTHEISTIC It consists of believing in many gods. Ancient Greeks were polytheistic. In the past, people used to believe in different gods or goddesses to understand the life events. For instance, Egyptians were polytheistic too. Monotheistic means that people believe in the existence of one god. Nowadays, most religions are monotheistic, like ours.