3. Family Life
โข Husband headed the house hold and was
responsible for its members.
โข Wife ran the house hold and raised the
children.
โข The women spun thread and wove cloth even
if they were wealthy.
โข The parents usually arranged their childโs
wedding.
4. Education
โข Very few girls attended
school.
โข Some girls learned to
read and write in their
household.
โข Each city-state differed
in the education.
โข Most boys, and some
girls, started their
education at age seven.
5. Food
โข Greek diet based on such grains as wheat and
barley which were used to make bread, cakes,
and porridge. Greeks also ate a variety of
fruits and vegetables. Sources of protein were
eggs, poultry, and fish. The Greeks used a lot
of olive oil and honey to sweeten their food.
After animal sacrifices they enjoyed roasted
pork, beef, lamb, and goat.
6. Clothes
โข The Greeks wore belted
garments of linen or
wool. Menโs garments
hung down to the knees,
while the womenโs
garments usually fell to
the ankles. If it was cold ,
the Greeks would drape
cloaks over the shoulders
and arms. They also wore
sandals.
7. The Greek Government
โข When city-states were first formed, they were
ruled by a few wealthy men.
โข However, these city-states started moving to a
democracy.
โข Democracy means rule by the people, and in it
people vote on who they want their leaders to
be.
9. Trade
โข Merchants sold surplus goods abroad in
exchange for slaves and products such as
grain, timber, and metal.
โข Greece mainly traded with Egypt, Sicily, and
Scythia.
10. Economy and Currency
โข Economy โข Currency
โข Economy of ancient โข Coinage probably began
Greece was in Lydia around 600 BC
characterized by the and arrived in mainland
extreme importance of Greece around 550 BC
importing goods. โข The very first coins were
made from electrum
(an alloy of gold and
silver) followed by coins
of pure silver
11. Coins
โข Each Greek city-state made their own kind of
coin.
โข Thebes Corinth
โข Athens
12. Taxation
โข Taxation was not well developed in ancient
Greece.
โข The eisphora was a tax on the very wealthy
and was only used in times of need such as
war.
โข Taxes were also used to help build public
works.
13. Bibliography and Sources
โข Scheidel, Walter, Ian Morris, and Richard P.
Saller, eds. The Cambridge Economic History of
the Greco-Roman World (2008) 958pp
โข "Ancient Greece." The World Book
Encyclopedia 2010. 2010 ed. Vol. 8. Chicago,
IL: World Book, 2010. 366-75. Print.
