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ANCIENT GREECE
By: Nicole McMahon and Aurora VerzolettoFriday, June 3, 2011
The time frame of Ancient Greece was 800-140 bC.
MAP OF ANCIENT GREECE
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BackgroundThere are many things that remind us of ancient Greece for example there are many myths and stories about the Gods in Ancient Greece, also because of their beau:ful and historical buildings like the coliseum, another thing the Greeks are known for is the first Olympic Games. The Greeks played important role in the alphabet the first 2 leAer of the Greek alphabet alpha and beta gave us the word alphabet.
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SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF ANCIENT GREECE
The structure was mainly divided into free people and slaves.
Slaves had no legal rights
A lot of the time the social structure was based on wealth; if you had money you were much better off
The structure was divided into 6; Slaves, Freedom, Commons, Equestrians, Senators and Imperial Domus
A women's job was to look after kids; they were not allowed to sue or vote, they had to rely on their husbands to do that sort of stuff but in religion women were more important
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Housing in Ancient GreecePoor people and rich people both lived in mud brick houses but they were very different
Because houses were made out of mud and brick they would have to be repaired frequently
A poor mans house was very simple with less rooms and a rich mans house had more rooms; average people only had 2 or 3 rooms
The most common materials to make the walls and floors with were stones, tiles and pebbles
Other buildings were much more beautiful than the houses
In some cases men and women lived in different parts of the house; women got back and upstairs part
The floors were tiled to keep them cool but sometimes they would need a fire in a metal basket in the winter
Houses were planned around a courtyard and usually consisted of a kitchen, a room for bathing, a mans dining room and sometimes a woman's sitting area
This is a picture of an average Ancient Greek house
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The Way the Rich People LivedAn example of one way a rich persons house was nicer, was they might have mosaics made out of stone; they would collect coloured pebbles and arranged them to make pictures and patterns on the walls and floors
Rich people always had more rooms; they usually had two floors, downstairs they had a kitchen, dining room and a living room
Upstairs were the bedrooms and a room that the women of the house could stay in called a gynaecium; this is were women could get away from the men
Even in a rich home the furniture was simple
The rich people usually had a dresser to display expensive cups but they usually stored their things in wooden drawers and on wooden pegs on the walls
Poor people would go to bed at dusk and wake up at sunrise but rich people could stay up because they would light their houses with olive oil lamps
This is a picture of a rich persons house in Ancient Greece
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FoodIn ancient Greece their food was very simple, for example bread, milk, beans, olives, grapes, figs, and in the summer=me fresh herbs and vegetables. In the winter=me in ancient Greece they would eat apples, chestnuts, len=ls, and goat cheese. They wouldn’t have sugar but instead they would buy very good honey from mountain farms. Only rich people could afford to eat food such as fish, cheese, chicken, squid, apples, olives, bread, shellfish, herbs, ham, and figs daily. The Ancient Greeks loved wine which was made from the grapes they would grow.
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Family Life Depending on how you were born in Ancient Greece your life would be very different; if you were a boy, girl, a slave or a citizen, wealthy or poor, young or old, married or widowed, an Athenian or a Spartan your life would be different in many ways
The husband was the head of the household but the women watched over the slaves and ran the house
The men worked all day as business men or farmers but as soon as they got home they got treated with great respect
Men had the most responsibilities so the people considered them the most important people
Women did not have as many privileges
Women in poor family’s would not have the money to afford slaves so they would have to do all the household work by themselves
In peasant households the women would have to do the farming
* Girls and boys had different roles in Ancient Greece
* Girls followed there mothers around the house and had to learn how to cook, weave and clean
* Men were considered more important than women andand they got to go to school
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MarriageIn ancient Greece parents would arrange marriages, girls married from the ages of fourteen to eighteen, and men would typically get married between the ages of twenty to thirty. Spartan men would con:nue to live in barracks even aEer they got married un:l they were about thirty years old then they could move home to live with their wives.
In ancient Greece it was very easy to arrange a divorce. What would happen is the man would have to pay back in cash the remaining dowry money to the wife’s parents. A dowry is a giE like sheep or money that a women brings to her husband on their marriage. Divorces happened for many different occasions and reasons for example if the wife could not bear the children, or if a wife commiAed adultery a divorce was legally needed.
Men in ancient Greece would not talk about their wives or other female rela:ves to anyone, if they were not in their close family circle. They did not even tell anyone the names, the men did not want to aAract unrelated males.
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ChildbirthIn Ancient Greece women had to prepare before labor with olive oil, worm water, warm fomentations, soft sea sponges, pieces of wool, bandages, things to smell, a chair, two beds, and a proper room. All of these things played a big role in Ancient Greek childbirth.
Women did not have a choice about having children, they had to carry on their families name
Before, all the children the women gave birth to belonged more on the husbands side than on the wife’s side of the family.
If a women had a girl, the father would not even consider the girl as one of his children; he wanted boys.
Women usually delivered their babies in a sitting position on a birthing stool.
They had herbs available to speed up the delivery if the baby was overdue, also there was a doctor and for women assistance that would violently shake the patient in order to speed up the delivery.
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Childhood
Many babies in ancient Greece had hard :mes surviving,many died in the first couple of days of life, so that meant babies did not receive a name un:l the tenth day of life. Some babies were abandoned in Ancient Greece, but more female babies were abandoned than males. Some:mes abandoned babies became slaves for other wealthier families. In some Greek families babies were wrapped up in cloths un:l they were about two years old to insure they had strong and healthy bones. Many kids spent most of their lives with their mothers. While the girls were raised they learned all of their educa:on at home with their mothers, while on the other hand boys could go to school when they were seven years old. In ancient Greece children played with toys such as dolls and many other fun games. In some Ancient Greek ci:es, when boys turned eighteen they were required to join the army for two years; they had no choice.
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Canada vs.Ancient Greece
The childhood in Ancient Greece is much different from the childhood in Canada. Many babies die in the first couple of days in their life in Ancient Greece. Children in Canada are named as soon as they are born but it is not like this in Ancient Greece, some:mes the babies would be named days or weeks later. Children in Canada are not usually abandoned, only if the parents are not very happy and can’t afford to care for their child, and if they are abandoned they don’t become slaves instead they get adopted by a family who can take care of them ,and give them a good life. In Canada all children are able to have an educa:on and learn in schools as soon as they are three or four years old (even if they are girls), unlike ancient Greece were only boys are allowed to go to school at the age of seven. In Ancient Greece boys at the age of eighteen are required to join the army for two years, instead in Canada they have a choice. Both In Ancient Greece and Canada children play with toys in their childhood as a way to have fun and keep the kids busy. Ancient Greece had many more rules than our modern Canadian lives.
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Education in Ancient Greece In Ancient Greece boys were more privileged than the girls so they got to start school at the age of 6
Men learned to read, write, the alphabet, add and enjoy poetry and music
At the age of 16 the boys had to learn and train for the skills they would need in their future job
Very rarely girls were taught to read and right by their mothers; this was considered VERY lucky
The girls would learn secret songs and dances that they could perform at the religious festivals
Education also depended on your wealth because it was not free
If you were in a poor family you would have to stay home to help your family make a living
If you were in a middle-class family you would only go to school for three or four years
There was also a lot of physical training for men and women
The reason women had physical training was because people believed that a strong women would produce strong babies
The schools were small and usually only had one teacher and 10 or 20 boys
The boys did not need very much equipment for school because they had to memorize most things but they used wooden boards covered with layers of wax to write on
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Religion in Ancient Greece Religion was a very big part of Ancient Greeks lives; it was believed that it would make their lives better when they were living
When they died they thought that the gods would take care of them
They did not just believe in one god or goddess, they believed in many!
They believed the gods and goddesses controlled everything from natural disasters to who won a race
People said that each god was in control of one or two major aspects
Gods were so important to Ancient Greek’s that they built one beautiful temple for one god or goddess in each town where the people could go to pray
They often had festivals with feasts, dancing, plays, music and parades
They believed that all the gods lived at the top at Mount Olympus
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Zeus- Ancient Greek GodZeus is the youngest son of Cronus and Rhea
He is the supreme ruler of Mount Olympus and has control over law, justice and morals
He is the leader of gods and human kind
Zeus has many children; some examples of them are Ares, Hephaestus and Hebe
Zeus had had many temples and festivals in his honour, the most famous one being the magnificent “Temple of Zeus”
In art he usually has a youthful body and has a beard
He is also known as a god of the sky and thunder
He is the father to many heros and he is a hero himself
Zeus plays a huge role in Ancient Greeks lives Friday, June 3, 2011
ClothingIn Ancient Greece they wore very light and loose pieces of clothing because the weather was usually very hot, they used long colourful pieces of fabrics to make their clothing. The main item worn from a man was usually a tunic called a chiton, it was a large square made out of cloth placed by pins on the shoulders, and they wore a belt around their waist, in the winter they were made with wool and in the summer with linen because of the weather. The women did the same they made clothing from square pieces of linen or wool unlike the men they used pins in many different places, and their dresses went down to their ankles. In ancient Greece you could buy clothing but it was generally very expensive; women slaves made many of the clothes. Rich people had tonics made out of colourful fabrics. Most people in Ancient Greece went everywhere barefoot, if they needed shoes they would wear leather shoes most likely boots,or sandals. When the weather was cold they would wear cloaks. They wore light and loose clothing because the weather was very, very warm, they made certain tunics with wool in the winter because it was cold and very easy to make.
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A! and Music In Ancient Greece
Ancient Greeks liked many different kinds of art, they are very well known for their beau:ful sculptures, statues, pain:ngs, poAery, architecture and vases, usually their vases have pictures of musical instruments on them or scenes from the Olympics. Music is a very important part of an Ancient Greeks life. They believed that music was a way of honouring the Gods. The Greeks played many different kinds of musical instruments. In ancient Greece they played music in many religious fes:vals and also for marriages, and funerals.
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Festivals
Many fes:vals happened in Ancient Greece one of them was the very first Olympics,another was a fes:val called the Nemean at this fes:val there was music and many athle:c compe::ons at this specific fes:val they honoured the great Zeus.Another fes:val was Phythian it was much like the Nemean fes:val except here they honoured the great Apollo the god of poetry.At the fes:val Isthmian they honoured Poseidon the greek god of the sea this fes:val was held in the same year as the Olympics followed b y the next year. Many of these Greek fes:vals honour Greek gods.
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Conclusion of Ancient Greece While studying Ancient Greece we found out that they are very religious and strongly believe in gods and goddesses. There were many myths and stories about the gods. Their life also depends on their wealth; if they were not wealthy they could not go to school or afford a nice house. Women had much less power than men but were in charge of the children and slaves. Education was mostly for boys who were wealthy but some middle-class boys also went to school; girls had to be taught by their mothers and this was lucky. The food was very simple in Ancient Greece but the rich would eat more complex foods like fish, figs, bread and shellfish daily. We also learned that because it was so hot in Ancient Greece the clothing people wore was loose and light. Women married young and men married old. Ancient Greece was vey beautiful with its buildings and Ancient Greeks play a huge role in our daily life.
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ANCIENT GREECE!
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