History

The Society and Environment of Ancient Greece

As we know so far, Greece was made up of many different City States such as Sparta and Athens. Last week we began looking at the landscape of Greece and its climate. We discussed ways in which the natural environment of Greece could impact on the people. How did they live? Where did they live? How did their economies survive? What food did they eat?

We were also able to determine that the Greeks were (and still are) great fisherman. They would make the most of their bountiful seas full of fish. They would trade via shipping routes rather than trek over the perilous mountains on their mainland. They would go from island to island, from nation to nation, trading their catches for things that they could not obtain from their own land - such as metals to build with and other types of food which they simply could not farm.

We also know that the one thing that these city states had in common was their language, but not very much else.

Today's slideshow can be found on this link: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14EJiLbnGj2-arOdNYj-Yl4R5aHhW39qL3tmNiO-QUoQ/edit#slide=id.p

The text you need in order to answer the questions can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_ZZsxtquOkqcXpUaWdMc0pNSjQ/view

The Roles of Men in Ancient Greece

Last week we looked at the roles of different people in Ancient Greek society. We focused on Men, Women, Slaves, Metics, and Children.

Today we will focus on the man's roles in this ancient civilisation. Firstly - let's take a look at this document: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_ZZsxtquOkqa1FQX2FhVDZUOEE/view

Then let's answer the following questions:

Q1) Explain some decisions men could make in the

        running of the family.

Q2) What activities did men do outside the home?

Q3) At what age did boys start school and what

        subjects did they learn?

Q4) Explain the woman’s living area in the house.

Q5) Describe what happened to men during a

        banquet.

Q6) Why were men mostly seen in the Agora?