Tuesday 5 December 2017

Life in Ancient Greece

Life in Ancient Greece and Life in Ancient Greece
Everyday life in Ancient Greece had differences than life here today on the Canadian prairies.
1. List some of the food in ancient Greece. Which ones are familiar to you? Olives, Cheese, Wine, wheat Which ones do we grow here?Wheat, grapes
2. List some activities that were done in Ancient Greece and are also done here. Sports
3. List some differences between everyday life in Ancient Greece and life today.
4. What games were first held in Ancient Greece and are now held every four years? Olympics What were the original sports? Wrestling and . . . 

Class Structure

Compare the class structure in Ancient Greece and Canada today. What differences and/or similarities strike you?
Read this article that has some more detail about life in Ancient Greece. Be sure to know what a polis is. Also be familiar with the term metic, and free people. What social class did women belong to?

Everyday Life in Athens
Click here for life in Athens
1. Who was subjected to the kleroterion?
2. Where is it more honourable for a woman to be?
3.What gambling game is played?
4.Name another use for gold coins other than a money use.
5.What or who is a paidagogos?
6.What time of day do the boys engage in physical activity?
7.Finish this sentence. Plato taught at the _______________________ (hint, it is a school, but it wasn't called that).
8.Bonus-Using the socratic method, tell us what the socratic method is (hint, think about the show Jeopardy)
Click on challenge and try your luck as one of the Scythian slaves in Ancient Greece who rounded up the Citizens to vote (Flash player)

6 comments:

  1. 1. the official
    2.at the fountain house
    3. knuckle bones
    4. jewelry
    5. a slave
    6. wrestling and boxing
    7. academy

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  2. 1. the citizens
    2. foreigner
    3. knuckle bones
    4. jewelry
    5. a teacher slave
    6. mid-day
    7. academy
    8. what is a question

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  3. 1.A lottery machine which the Athenians used to pick people to do jury duty
    2. mermaid to a rich guy in the house
    3 knuckle-bones
    4. earrings
    5. A slave that would teach the children of a Greek family
    6. mid-afternoon
    7. Plato taught at the academy
    rylan also helped

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  4. 1.the official
    2 . woman played an important role in the panatheneia the annual festival in honor of Athena

    3. a game of dice

    4.gold can also be turned into jewelry

    5. paidagogos is a slave who helped teach the children of greek familys.he protects them and guides them

    6.in the afternoon when the sun is high

    7. plato taught at the lyceum

    8.the socratic method is answering a question with a question

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  5. 1. people who where randomly chosen to be in the jury

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  6. 1. A lottery machine. Which it chose people for public duties.
    2.Inside the house
    3.Knucklebones
    4.Jewerly
    5.Teaches a greek family
    6.Mid-Afternoon
    8.

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