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Ancient Greek Society, Economy - Life and Education in Ancient Greece

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Most Greek poleis used what kind of system of government?

oligarchy

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In an oligarchy, the polis is ruled by a small group of wealthy landowners. This is known as.....? Hint: rich powerful men

aristocracy

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Athens decided to rule with a ____________, a government ruled by the people

democracy

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This democracy was made up of the

Assembly of Citizens

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Who were excluded from political life?

Women, foreigners, and slaves

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Who were free men whose parents were born in the polis?

Citizens

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Who couldn’t participate in political life? Who were they?

Non-citizens. They were foreigners, slaves and women.

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The Greek diet was Mediterranean: They ate mainly a diet of grains, vegetables, cheese and fruit. They also ate lots of fish since meat was scarce. What does scarce mean?

not enough for the demand.

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In Athens, boys were educated by a private teacher from 7-18 and then...

served 2 years in the military

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"Many parents see daughters as a liability since they require dowries to find husbands." What does dowry mean?

an amount of property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage.

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Foreign men had political and civil rights. True or False?

False. Foreign men were free, but they had no political rights.

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Slaves were free but they barely had any rights. True or False?

False. Slaves had no rights.

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Who mainly worked in trade and artisanal crafts?

Foreign men. (Non- citizen)

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Citizens had political and civil rights. They also had the obligations like participating in the Military. True or False?

True.

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Sons of free parents worked in agriculture and trade, which made them rich landowners and merchants. True or False?

True.

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