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Ancient Greece Worksheet
chapter four, pp. 59 (bottom)-69

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1. The Greeks always sought approval from their _______ before setting out on a voyage. The oracle at ________, dedicated to the god __________, was especially popular.
2. City-states in places like Athens developed in part because those who acquired substantial _________ from success in ________ or ________ demanded a greater say in ________ affairs. They were resisted at first by the ______, the folks with ‘old money.’
3. Citizenship distinguished free _______ and _________ from _________ and _______.
4. Every women was required to have a male __________ to protect her physically and legally.
5. __________ were granted no rights to participate in politics.
6. _______ men and _______ (infantrymen) were given the right to _______.
7. Some people taken in war seem to be chattel _____, but this was not to dominant form of dependency in Greece in the Dark Age.
8. Freedom from _______ by others was a necessary precondition to becoming a citizen.
9. According to Aristotle, slaves were a “sort of living ____________.”
10. The Greeks lumped together all foreigners who did not speak Greek as “ ______________. “
11. Rich families prized Greek slaves with some education because they could be made to serve as _______ to their children.
12. Eventually slaves were cheap enough that a family of moderate means could afford _______ or ________.
13. Most labor in Greece was still performed by ______________ at this time.
14. Rich Greeks regarded working for someone else for ______ as disgraceful.
15. _________ slaves had the physically least dangerous existence. Those working in the _______ had it the worst.
16. Some slaves enjoyed a measure of independence by working as _______ slaves. The official __________ of the city of Athens was one of this type of slave. Female temple slaves in Corinth served as _______________.
17. Greek chattel slaves outside Sparta never _____________ on a large scale.
18. Freed slaves did not become citizens, but became a part of the foreign population known as __________.
19. Wives in Greece were entrusted with the management of the ___________. We get our English word “ ___________ “ from this.
20. Upon marriage, women became legal _______ of their husbands.
21. The Greek groom was typically ____ to ____ years older than his bride.
22. ____________, or a family consisting of a committed husband-wife relationship, was the rule in Ancient Greece. However, male citizens were allowed to be _________ without penalty.
23. According to Hesiod, ________ was created by the gods as a punishment for men. Ever after, women were considered as a “beautiful _____ “ for men.

Short answer

1. What were the benefits of citizenship in a city-state? How did women’s citizenship differ from that of men?








2. Who were the hoplites? Why were they important?










3. Why does Martin think the poor became (or were allowed to become) citizens?







4. Discuss the lives of slaves in ancient Greece.










5. Discuss the lives of women in ancient Greece.