Urban & Rural Living

Ancient Greece

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