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History - Ancient Greece - Occupations

Occupations

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Produce foodFarmers
Quality of Greek soilPoor
Where farmers livedSmall villages or hamlets
Workers on Greek farmsFarmers and slaves
Crop used in cooking, eating, lamp fuel, personal hygieneOlives
Crop that did not require fertile soilOlives
This process allowed crops to grow on the sides of hillsTerracing
One way mules and oxen were usedTo pull ploughs
Was grown in fertile soilGrains and vegetables
This was a time for feasting in GreeceSpring
Animals raised by farmers for meatSheep and pigs
Reason herds of sheep and pigs were kept smallFodder for animals was scarce
Provided meat, and wool for clothSheep
Provided milk and cheeseGoats
They made tools needed for workArtisans
Two important jobs in ancient GreeceMetal-working and tanning
They shaped raw metal ores into useful productsSmiths
Used in coins, ploughs, tools, works of art, and weaponsMetals
They turned the hides of animals into leatherTanners
Uses for leatherArmour, clothing, tools, sandals.
Occupations meet these needs of any societySocial and Physical
Group of society to which potters belongedArtisans
Made by artisansPots, jars, vases, cups, toys, tiles, lamps, braziers, bowls
Its shape tells of its useAncient Greek pottery
Value to us of paintings on potteryScenes of ancient Greek life are depicted
This can be determined from the style of potteryIts age
Typically this color was used to paint scenes on potteryBlack
Outdoor oven in which pottery was bakedKiln
Greek pottery was usually filled with this and exported all over the worldOlive oil
Supplied the vessels their society used to carry and store food and waterPotters
Used drills, chisels, and punchesSculptors
This is why sculptures have lasted for centuriesThe were carved into marble which is rock hard
Twelve meter statue in the ParthenonAthena
Most famous sculptor who directed the work on the ParthenonPheidias
Often nakedMale statues
Usually clothedFemale statues
After surviving centures, this is causing rapid erosion of marble statuesAcid rain
The long coastline of Greece promoted this occupationFishing
"Father of Medicine"Hippocrates
Blood, phlegm, yellow and black bileElements or humours


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