Greek Society and Economy

Colonization helped Greek solve their problem of a lack of 

• farmland
• ships
• culture
• migration

Greeks solved their problem of overpopulation and land hunger by colonization and 

• conquest
• trade
• the use of metics
• merchants

The fact that Athenian women had few rights, while Spartan women enjoyed substantial freedom shows that

• women's rights varied among the city-states
• Spartans were more interested in war.
• Athenians wanted women to care for the home
• Greek women did not go to school

What part did landownership play in determining standing in society?

• landowners held high status
• owning land was tied to the number of slaves
• owning land showed how much the person knew about farming
• owning too much land was discouraged

In most Greek homes, women did all of the following but 

• supervised the household
• kept track of money and spending
• managed the slaves
• managed the children's education

Poverty, war, or parental abandonment could lead to 

• slavery
• farming
• working on a merchant ship
• selling luxury items

Access to good farmland and resources were considered characteristics of 

• an ideal site for a colony
• every Greek city-state
• the minimum Sparta would accept

Mainland Greece is a ______________ on the Mediterranean with limited ___________ and many mountains.

• peninsula, farmland
• mainland, resources
• isthmus, food
• fjord, water

Which area around the Mediterranean had no Greek colonies?

• Egypt
• Eastern Mediterranean
• West Africa
• Northern Mediterranean

What effect did trading have on the social structure of Greece?

• As merchants grew rich they assumed more power.
• With trade the artisans increased substantially in number
• The number of ship builders declined
• Metics could now become citizens