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Community Groups
Think about groups in your community. Might some of
those groups also have existed in ancient Greece?
Identify
Predict
Key Ideas
Greek society was divided according to wealth
and legal status.
Women had clear roles and few rights in the
Greek city-states.
Geography and limited resources spurred
conquest, trade, and colonization.
Key Terms
tenant farmera person who paid rent,
either in money or crops, to grow crops on
somebody elses land
metica resident foreigner
slaverythe ownership and control of other
people as property
Athenian
Women
Both
Spartan
Women
Women
Metics
Slaves
Effects of Overpopulation
and Land Hunger
The ancient Greeks had limited farmland and
resources to support a growing population.
Some Greek city-states conquered their
neighbors to acquire land and resources.
Some Greeks established colonies on the
Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea.
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