The Mediterranean world

What is a common element of Mediterranean societies?

What does hierarchical mean?

• society was higher

• Strict social classes

• society is free

• society is fair

Egypt, Greece and Rome had similar governments.

• True

• False

Who was the ruler of ancient Egypt?

The lands of ancient Egypt belonged to the people.

• True

• False

Who did the pharaoh’s power pass on to?

Who did most of the work in Egyptian society and where did they come from?

• women

• slaves

• lonely men

• captured from war

Women in ancient Egypt had strong rights for that time period.

• True

• False

Which statement is true about the social structure and government of ancient Greece?

• Greece was made up of one centralized government

• Greece was not a strong empire

• Greece was made up of a series of city-states and had no centralized government

• Greece was a united country with one ruler

What did the people of Athens develop in 6th century BCE?