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Cody Edw SS Test 7.1
Cody Edw SS Test 7.1 - History of the World Textbook Chap
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the center of religious life in Athens? | The Acropolis |
| Where was the center of public life in Athens? | The Agora |
| Where was the center of public and religious life in Athens? | public = The Agora religious = The Acropolis |
| What is the difference between the The Acropolis and the Agora? | The Acropolis was the center of religious life in Athens and the Agora was the center of public life. |
| Where did men of Athens go to talk politics, philosophy and local events? | The Agora |
| Where would you find vendors, buyers, farmers and artisans in Athens? | At the Agora |
| What type of men would you find in the Agora? | Vendors, buyers, farmers and artisans. |
| What lined the Agora? | Temples and government buildings |
| What does the word philosophy come from? | The Greek word "love" (philos) and "wisdom" (sophia). |
| The Greek words "love" (philos) and "wisdom" (sophia) are called what? | philosophy |
| Homes in Athens were built of what? | Mud bricks |
| How were Greek homes designed? | They were designed around a courtyard that was hidden from the street. The courtyard was at the center of household. |
| What did the ancient Greeks eat? | Simple foods like bread, cheese, olives, fish and vegetables. |
| True of False: the Ancient Greeks at a lot of meat? | False |
| When and by whom was meat eaten in Greece? | During religious festivals wealthy families ate meat. |
| What did Athenian women do during the day? | They stayed at home and out of the public eye |
| Why did Greek men think it was best to keep woman at home? | It was the best way to protect them. |
| Most Greeks thought that women should be guided by whom? | men |
| Most Greeks thought that men should guide whom? | Women |
| Who could vote in ancient Greece? | Only non-slave men |
| Who could not vote in ancient Greece? | Women, boys, slaves, dogs, cats, rats and pigs. |
| What role could women play in the religious life of Greece? | Priestess |
| What roles did women play in Greece? | The took care of Children and slaves. They also made pottery, tended sheep, and make cloth. |
| What made it easy for men to go to the Agora? | Slaves |
| How many slaves were there in Athens? | 100,000 |
| What fraction of Athens population was slaves? | 1/3 |
| What percent of Athens population was slaves? | 33% |
| How did Athens acquire slaves? | They were captured during war or by pirates (rrrrrr) |
| Who was not a citizen and had no rights? | slaves |
| Most slaves were what? | Foreigners |
| How could a slave become free? | They had to buy their freedom or if their master freed them |
| What type of work did slaves do? | They worked on farms or in mines. Others made pottery, constructed buildings or forged weapons of war, served food, tended children and wove clothes. |
| True or False: Most Greek households could not run without slaves | True |
| A city-state in ancient Greece; the capitol if modern day Greece. | Athens |
| a public market and meeting place in an ancient Greek city. | agora |
| A seller of goods | vendor |
| condition of being owned by someone else | slave |
| This temple honored Hephaistos the god of invention and crafts | Hephasteion |
| The Athenian Council met here, the name of this comes from the boule? | The Bouleuerion |
| Council members ate and slept in this round building | The Tholos |
| This concert hall could seat 1,000 people | The Odeion of Agrippa |