ancient greece. marketplace center of the city lots of activity different businesses agora
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Marketplace
Center of the city
Lots of activity
Different businesses
Agora
Plain
Different materials used to build them
No drainage systems
Size of houses
Different genders lived in different areas of the house
Houses
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’
Family Life
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
Schooling
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
Clothing
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
Agriculture
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
Sources