The document provides information comparing aspects of ancient Greek and Roman culture. It summarizes that Greeks wore peplos and chitons while Romans wore togas and tunics. Both cultures had many gods in their belief systems and communicated using messengers, roads, and signals. The Greeks established democracy in 507 BC while the Romans overthrew their monarchy and established a republic. The document lists similarities and differences between the two cultures across areas such as entertainment, food, jobs, environment, and myths.

1. ABC’s Of Culture
The Greeks & The Romans
By: Jessica Bragdon and Alina Gooch
Period 7 – Honors History
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2. The Greeks The
Romans
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3. Appearance
The Greeks The Romans
 Peplos  Toga and a Tunica
 Chiton  Sandals
 Sandals  Also wore soleae, a type
 Leather boots of shoe that was closed.
 Cloaks  Women often dyed their
 Women often kept their hair hair gold red
up or in braids  Wore much jewelry
 Hair bands of Metal or  Low class: Hair up
Ribbon were very famous  Higher class: Hair down
and in curls
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4. Belief System
The Greeks The Romans
 Fate 1.Many Gods
 Universe 2.Based on many religions
 Spirits 3.Also made their own Gods
 Monsters (Somewhat) using ideas
 Mythical Beings 4.Spirits
 Human Nature 5.Different Priests
 Purpose of Life 6.Later on, turned into
 Death Christians
 Afterlife 7.Death
 Many Gods 8. Afterlife
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5. Communication
The Greeks The Romans
 Fire Signals 1.Roads for Travel
 Pigeons 2.Pigeons
 Water clocks 3.Messengers
 Messengers 4.Rivers
 Fire telegraphs 5.Did I mention Roads?
 Cryptography
 Shields
 Horsemen
 Flags
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6. Dates
The Greeks
• 2900-2000 B.C. The Bronze The Romans
Age began 1.600 BC Established Cites
• 2500B.C. Great Minoan 2.282-272 BC War with
civilization
Pyrrhus
• 1200 B.C Trojan War
• 1050-750 B.C. Dark Ages 3.264-241BC War with
• 850-700 BC Development of Carthage
the Greek language 4.218 BC Hannibal invades
• 776 BC First Olympics Italy
Games
5.135-132 BC First Servile
• 750- 700 BC Homer writes
War
the Iliad and the Odyssey
6.73 – 71 BC Slave uprising
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7. Entertainment
The Greeks Romans
 Storytelling  Circuses
 Theatre  Storytelling
 Festivals  Amphitheaters
 Writing
 Public Baths
 Symposia
 Theatre
 Leisure Activities
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8. Food
The Greeks The Romans
 Bread  Grain
 Wine  Oil
 Cheese  Wine
 Oils  Bread
 Vegetables  Fish
 Fruit  Oysters
 Honey cakes  Cheese
 Honey
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9. Government
The Greeks (After 507 B.C.) The Romans
 Used democracy
 Was divided into 10 tribes  Overthrew Monarchy
 Each tribe elected 50 men  Became a republic
 The 50 men all then  Only males
became the Council of Five  Senate, Magistrates, and
Hundred Assemblies
 Weakened by during the
 Rest of the men became battles
the Assembly  Then ruled by Caesar
 Proposed Laws and  Became strong and
assembly voted for yes or unbeatable
no  Emperor ran government
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10. Housing
The Greeks The Romans
 Cool during the summer  Entry was open for the
and warm for winter guests
 Bedroom lightly furnished
 Bedrooms lightly furnished  Kitchen used by slaves
 Slaves rooms  Shops to the front
 Had a room for work  Office for family business
 Had a courtyard with a well  Dining room
and/or and altar  Courtyard with a garden
 Kitchen and storage room
for food and wine
 Special room for women
 Special room for men
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11. Information
The Greeks The Romans
 Boys studied  Adapted Schooling ideas
 Reading from Greeks
 Writing
 Grammar  Richer children went to
 Poetry school
 Music  Learned:
 Gymnastics
 Older boys learned Reading
 Government Writing
 Mathematics Counting
 Ethics
 Rhetoric Political speaking
 Military training Grammar
 Women didn’t go to school
(Only wealth ones) Latin
 Own language and writing Greek
system
Poorer children were taught
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by parents

12. Jobs
The Greeks The Romans
 Weaver  Political
 Spinner Senate
 Blacksmith Judge
 Priest  Soldiers
 Poet  Traders
 General of the  Merchants
Army
 Farmers
 Soldiers
 Priests
 Farmers
 Traders
 Artist
 Artist  Actors
 Lawyers
 Teachers
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13. Kinds of Environment
The Greeks The Romans
 Soil wasn’t very fertile
 Many mountains  On the shallow part on
 Not enough fresh water Tiber River
 Lots of oceans/seas  Salt Flats
 Lots of islands  On Seven Hills
 Was on tectonic plates  Protected by the Alps
 Lots of vegetation though  Also made it hard to travel
 Summer: Hot and dry to other countries
 Fall: Rainy  Good fertile soil
 Winter: Cold but no snow  Not too near the water
 Spring: Rainy  If attacked, better range of
sight
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14. Leftovers- Myths
The Greeks The Romans
 Many Gods and Goddesses
Many Gods based on
o Based off (and had)
Greeks
human qualities and nature
Named them Different
 Had a hero ( Mortal or non-
Zeus: Jupiter
mortal)
Hera: Juno
 Many were Odysseys Poseidon: Neptune
 Some explained natural Hades: Pluto
things Most Myths were the
 Others were for same
entertainment
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15. Page 1 – Sarah’s Sources
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16. Page 2 –
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Roman Environment: Class, Book
Greek Myths: Book, Class
Roman Myths: Class
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