The Agora
What does 'agora' mean?
Gathering place or assembly
What did Sparta use for trade?
Iron bars
What type of labor did both Athens and Sparta rely on?
Slave labor
Why was farming difficult in Ancient Greece?
Mountainous terrain, rocky soil, dry climate
What is bartering?
The exchange of goods or services for other goods or service instead of money
What did the agora become?
A marketplace
What did they call the coins minted by Athens?
Drachma
What type of economy did Athens have?
Diverse, market-based
Olives, grapes, barley
What was Sparta's approach to trade?
Isolationist, avoided trade and international relations
What are stoas?
Stalls where merchants sold their goods
What was the effect of using iron bars?
What type of economy did Sparta have?
Rigid, militarized, agriculture and conquest based
What did Ancient Greece manufacture?
Pottery, bronze tools and weapons
What is free trade?
the policy of allowing goods to move from country to country without little to no restrictions
What are buildings were in the agora?
Temples, law courts, and council buildings
Why did the use of coins take off?
Easier to transport, consistent weight and purity, projected city's power and identity
What were the Spartan slaves called?
Helots
What did Greece need to import?
Wheat, timber, luxury items
What is isolationism?
avoidance of economic or political relationships with other countries
What is a modern-day equivalent to the agora?
Walmart, or bazaar
What is the modern-day effect of the Athenians switch to coinage?
market economies, monetary systems, global commerce.
What did the labor system of each city-state reflect?
Spartan values of self-sufficiency and control; Athens values of freedom
Egypt, the Black sea region, Italy
Why did Athens embrace a form of free trade?
Agricultural limitations, access to the sea and trade routes, naval power, openness to foreigners and international relations