Materials
What was the most common material for clothes to be made from?
Wool
What color were most togas and tunics?
White
What article of clothing did all status' wear
A tunic
What was leather used for?
Military uniforms and shoes
What color was associated with higher classes?
Purple
What status of people often wore more colorful garments?
Upperclass
What fabric was worn in the warmer months?
Linen
True or False
Some synthetic dyes were used to color clothing
False! It was 2+ thousand years ago, they didn't have synthetic dyes
True or False
Only women of lower status would make their family's clothes
False! Every class of women would partake in making clothes for their family
What were the two local materials used to make cloting?
Wool and hemp
What was used to make purple dye?
Sea snails
Only higher class people could afford this fabric/material
Silk
higher class citizens
could you tell someone was a knight
a narrow purple stripe on their tunics
What shape and color was adorned on a toga to symbolize higher status
A purple stripe