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Cody Edw SS Test 7.1

Cody Edw SS Test 7.1 - History of the World Textbook Chap

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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
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