(Harsh)++Ancient++greece

__**Foods**__
The ancient Greek had a very healthy diet. They ate grains, wheat, barley, fruits, vegetables, breads, cakes, and they also drank wine. The ancients Greeks gathered there food from farming. They grew olives, wheat, and figs and kept goats for milk, cheese, and other dairy things. In the summer the Greeks had a lot of food to eat, but in the winter they didn’t have much to eat so they ate dried foods and fruits like apples and lentils, which they had stored from the summer. Most of the Greeks lived near the sea so they ate a lot of fish, squid, and shellfish. The ancient Greece people traded with people all around the world. They trade wine, grapes, olives, grains, corn, and many other things.

__**Clothing**__ Ancient Greeks wore light and loose cloths because the whether was hot most of the year. The main material for men was a tunic, called Chilton. They were big pieces of square, held in place by pins and a belt around the waist. They were made of wool for the winter and linen in the summer. Women wore clothing that was also made from squares pieces of wool or linen. They used pins to hold there dress together. Wealthy people wore colored cloths and poor people wore plain cloths. Rich people would wear sandals and most poor people would walk barefoot.

==== Homes in ancient Greece had a courtyard for the children to play. The homes were divided into to parts. On one side the men lived and on the other side the women lived. The Greeks didn’t have much in the house. They only had chairs, couches and stools. The kitchen was build with a hole in the roof so that the smoke could escape. The roof was made of clay tiles. The floor was sometimes of tiles, but was mostly made of mud. The Greeks dried foods for storage. The Greeks used weapons like shield, spears, ballista, swords, and catapult for protection. ====

__**Jobs**__
There were ware many jobs in ancient Greece. The most common jobs were scientist, teacher, farmer, actor, mathematician, doctor. A women’s job would be to take care of the house. Teachers in ancient Greece only educated boys, girls were home schooled. A teacher taught reading, writing, simple math, instruments, and physical education. A teacher worked in a school. A teacher’s job was a little easy because the kids had a slave to help them with things. The teacher salary wasn’t much and there status wasn’t high in the society. Farmers in ancient Greece didn’t have enough land to grow a lot of food because only 20 percent of the land was usable. They worked were the soil was good for farming. Farmer made enough food to feed there family and sold a little bit of the food to the market for money. A farmer makes about two drachmas a day. The actors in ancient Greece were always men because women weren’t allowed to act. The actors worked on the stage. The actors wore a large mask that showed emotions. For female roles, the state chooses an actor who knew how to act like a woman. An actor would have a high status in the society. The state would pay the actor.

__**Society**__
==== In ancient Greece there were slaves, freedmen, metics, citizens, hoplites, knights. The slaves have no power or status. The slaves can have there own family and there own property only if his master gives him permission, but slaves have no rights to vote. In ancient Greece only people born in Greece get to be a citizen of Greece, but slaves were not allowed to be citizen even if they were born in Greece. ====

==== The Greeks had many gods. The important gods were the Olympians. The most powerful gods lives on mount Olympus. The leader of the gods was Zeus. Zeus was the god of the sky and the whether. Zeus’ wife Hera was the goodness of marriage. Zeus had two brothers. Poseidon controlled the sea and Hades was the ruler of the underwater. Although Zeus was the leader of gods, every area had there own special god. ==== ==== In ancient Greece celebrations there were a lot of activities and events. Most of the celebrations were in a honor of a certain god. There was a lot a music and dancing in ancient Greece festival and celebrations. Archaeologists have discovered about 50 festival and celebrations in ancient Greece. ====

__**Goverment and law**__
==== By the 5th century the Greeks had developed democratic system. All decisions were made at an assembly called the Ekklesia. Only citizens were allowed to attend the assembly. Slaves and women weren’t allowed. On 487 BC leaders were not elected, but were randomly chosen from a list of candidates. This change allowed poor people to become leaders. ==== ==== Law and order is mostly the same as today. The Greece law system was really well developed. Criminals would go into a court called Helaia. In all the trails the jury made the decision if the person was guilty or innocent. The jury would use small metal tokens called ballots to vote. There were about 201- 2001 jurors for the smallest crime. ====

There were many things the Greeks invented. Some of the things were the alarm clock, crossbow, wheel barrow, light house, cannon, Trojan horses, pulleys, and showers.
==== Some of the great works is the Parthenon. The Parthenon was a temple for the Greek goodness Athena. Athena was considered the protector by Greek people. The Parthenon was being built on 447 BC. The Parthenon finished was completed on 432 BC. ====

==== In ancient Greece the citizens were not taxed, unless there was a state emergency. In state emergency only the richest people were taxed, so the Greeks didn’t record tax because there weren’t really a lot of rich people. Records were kept on laws. ====

(There wasn’t much info on this topic, I search the web and went to the library.)
=**__Contributions__**=

==some of the contributions to the present day were the alarm clock. the alarm clock helped lazy people be a little bit organized. Another contribution was the cannon because some people use the cannon for protections==