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Eh, depends on what you did. Philosophers had it pretty good - they could stand around and pontificate, and anyone who was impressed would give them food and money. However, unless you were rich, powerful, and a male, it wasn't all that great. There were no retirement benefits, because you were expected to die on the job. You frequently did. Perhaps you joined the Army to see the world. You frequently died somewhere else, then. Although "slavery" as you might define it was not a common as elsewhere, there were basically two classes of people - the rich land-owners (about 2% of the population) and the street people (about 98%). Yeah, there was a small merchant class selling stuff to the rich people, but most Greeks had it pretty tough. Muscle power got nearly everything done, and if you've ever mixed a batch of mortar for the Parthenon, you'll know all about sore and achey muscles, and no Advil in the world will help.
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How did ancient Greeks build their buildings?
With hard work.
What can the reader infer about the fears and values of the ancient Greeks based on the description of the cyclops's island?
The ancient Greeks associated mountain exploration with bravery.
Why were the titans and the gods interesting to the Greeks?
You are talking about the religion of the ancient Greeks; they were the deitites of ancient Greece.
What did the ancient Greeks call physical education?
The ancient Greeks called physical education mainly "arete"
Greeks differ from other ancient peoples?
Greeks better insure to be differed for other ancient peoples
How did ancient Greeks build their buildings?
With hard work.
How did the ancient greek cannon work?
ancient Greeks didnt have cannons they had catapaults that flung stones, though
Did the ancient Greeks create poetry?
Yes, ancient Greeks did.
What did the ancient Greeks draw with?
Did ancient Greeks drw for there communtion
Were ancient Greeks Roman cathic?
No, the ancient Greeks were pantheistic. they worshiped many gods and goddesses.
Where does the constellation Leo come from?
The constellation was invented by the ancient Greeks. It appears in Ptolemy's work.
Who made running as an Olympic sport?
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What type of government did ancient Greeks live by?
the ancient Greeks had a democracy government
In the sentence The ancient Greeks valued beauty. what word is the noun?
Ancient Greeks
Did the ancient Greeks have math?
Yes. in fact, the Ancient Greeks invented pi.
Were the Greeks ancient?
As long as there are the statues of gods there the Greece will still be an ancient country
What ideas did the Greeks have for the cause of illness?
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