Ancient Greek Society and Economic Expansion

What was a tenant farmer?

• someone who paid rent, either in money or crops to grow crops on another person's land.

• someone who got paid for allowing someone to use their land.

• Someone who liked farming.

• someone who couldn't own a farm but was looking to buy land so they could grow crops.

What was a metic?

• a resident alien from another city-state or someone who wasn't Greek.

• a person who studied medicine to become a doctor.

• a resident of Greece who was at the top of the social classes.

• Someone who owned slaves in Greece.

What is slavery?

• The ownership of and control of other people as property.

• a resource gained by conquering other lands.

• someone who was from another city-state.

• a type of government

What was one way some city-states obtained more land and resources?

• by buying new land from their neighbors

• by conquering their neighbors

• by clearing land that was previously part of the forest.

• take over new land formed by the volcano zone.

What was one solution to the population problem.

• migration

• conquest

• slavery

• farming

What led to an important new development?

• migration

• trade

• colonization

• farming

The use of coins led to

• wars

• division of the country

• an economic revolution

• new myths

What was the most significant reason that Athens became wealthy?

• Education

• Having a strong army

• Trade

• Their ability to farm.

Greek Colonization affected both

• farming and trade

• trade and culture

• slavery and education

• the development of city-states and the spread to myths

What was the role of poor women in Ancient Greece?

• they had to work outdoors on farms or sold good in the markets.

• they took care of the families children

• They were taught to fight and govern the household.

• They were expected to stay home.