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Name: _____________________________
Date: ____________________
Ancient Athens
Directions: Read pages 286-288 in History Alive and answer the following questions about life in ancient
Athens.
Page 286: Athenian Economy
1.
Athens’s economy was based on ____________________.
2. Why was it easy for Athenians to trade?
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3. What goods did Athenians import?
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4. What goods did Athenians export?
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5. What is the agora?
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6. What items could be traded at the agora?
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7. How did Athenians make trade easier?
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Thinking question: Why would coins make trade easier?
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8. What materials did they use to develop coins?
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Page 287: Education in Athens
1.
What was the main purpose of education in Athens?
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2. Fill in the blanks for the following quote: “Athenians believed that a good citizen should have both an
_________________ mind and a ____________ body.”
3. What subjects did Athenian boys learn in school?
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4. When did Athenian boys begin training for the military?
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5. How was a girl’s life in Athens different than a boy’s life?
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Page 288: Women and Slaves in Athens
1.
Could women and slaves be citizens in Athens? ______________________________
2. What were some things that Athenian women were not allowed to do?
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3. What jobs did slaves have in Athens?
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Sum It Up
What values, or major beliefs or principles, did Athenians believe in?
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Would you want to live in ancient Athens? Why or why not?
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