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Urban & Rural Living

Urban & Rural Living. Ancient Greece. Agora. Marketplace Center of the city Lots of activity Different businesses. Houses. Plain Different materials used to build them No drainage systems Size of houses Different genders lived in different areas of the house. Family Life.

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Urban & Rural Living

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  1. Urban & Rural Living Ancient Greece

  2. Agora • Marketplace • Center of the city • Lots of activity • Different businesses

  3. Houses • Plain • Different materials used to build them • No drainage systems • Size of houses • Different genders lived in different areas of the house

  4. Family Life • Women stayed at home • Marriages were usually in January • Arranged by the father of the bride • Baby (Spartans) • Men and Women ate separately • Ate with fingers (no forks) • Most Greeks did not eat meat • Typical meal was fish, eggs and cheese • Milk was for animals or ‘barbarians’

  5. Schooling Sparta • Boys attended at age 6 • Science and Math were not important • Taught to become warriors • Girls did not go to school Athens • No more then 10-15 students • Only the wealthiest could attend • Used wax tablet and pen (Math) • Music was important • Girls would get ‘spoiled’ if they learned to read

  6. Clothing • Homemade • Decorations represented city-states • Colors were made from natural products • Free-flowing • Women's hair was long (braided) • Most men had short hair and beards

  7. Agriculture • Farming was the base of the economy • 80% of the population • 20% of the land was usable • Autumn was important • Barley, olives and vine • Enough food to support family

  8. Sources • http://librarythinkquest.org/CR02102200/ancient-greece-daily-life.html • http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Life • http://www.ancient.eu.com/article/113/ • http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/LX/AgricultureOfAncientGreece.html • http://historylink101.com/2/greece3/jobs-farming.htm

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