1. Section 2- Vocabulary -tenant farmers: people who paid rent, either in money or crops, to grow crops on another person’s land -metic: resident alien -slavery: the ownership and control of other people as property

2. Women in Ancient Greece
Their rights and roles were different depending on the city state they lived in and what class they were
Athens: women from richer families stayed at home, while men took part in public life
Sparta: women enjoyed more rights and freedoms, they could sell properties; were educated and; trained in sports
In most Greek homes, women supervised the household, raised children, kept track of money and spending, made clothes and managed the slaves

3. Greek Society
Aristocracy- ruled by aristocrats and kings, who believed they were descendants of gods
Society was divided among adult male citizens
Citizens vs. non-citizens
Immigrants from other city states or countries were called metics, they were not citizens
Tenant farmers- people who paid rent either in crops or money

4. Slaves Lowest group in the class system
Aristotle (Greek philosopher) explained that slavery was a natural condition – p. 254
Slaves were acquired in different ways: prisoners of war, orphans, were sold by an owner/their families
The majority of the population were slaves
Tasks included: cooking, cleaning, etc.
They had…NO LEGAL RIGHTS!

5. Greek Economic Expansion
Conquest
Some city states obtained more land/resources than others through conquest (battle!)
City states such as Sparta, located on the Peloponnesian peninsula decided not to depend on trade for growth, so they took over Messenia and took some of their citizens and made them non-freed laborers (slaves)
Colonization
Migration was a solution to population issues
An ideal colony was off the coast, so they traveled by the sea to find new land to colonize
They set up ports for trade along the coast
They take fire from their home land and set it ablaze on new land to symbolize their ownership (Olympic torch)

6. Currency The first coins were created with a standardized value
This replaced the bartering system
Greeks learned about the concept of coin usage from Lydia
Each city state had their own mint (unique, coin making factory)
Each coin had a symbolic image of the god/goddess that was their patron
Athens- owl symbolizes Athena

7. Athens Grows Rich
-As a result of good ports, job specialization and trading goods, Athens became prosperous
The Effects of Expansion -Vessels became nicer and larger -Travel further -Merchant fleets were made to carry more goods for trade -Also effected government (section 3)