d) What did people in this society value?
Being a citizen was the most important part of life in Greece, and being a male citizen was required to fully enjoy one's rights. This can be contrasted with Persia, where birth primarily determined one's fate.
e) What elements of this society transferred to other societies?
The concept of democracy has remained Athens' durable modern legacy to the rest of humanity. Now the idea of inalienable rights of all human beings that cannot be taken away by slavery, or denied by gender, has been incorporated into its framework of concepts.
f. List all other relevant information relating to the Social Structures / Gender Roles theme
Non-citizens such as foreigners were also denied full political rights.
g. Write 4- 6 sentences discussing the overall Social Structures / Gender Roles theme (can be a discussion of new ideas, continuation of old ideas, or significant historical changes within the theme for this chapter.) Pick the one that is most relevant to this theme.
Not all individuals were equals in democratic Athens. Women were viewed as second-class citizens. Slavery was accepted. However, the powerful idea that Athens had triumphed because its people fought freely, rather than by compulsion like the Persians remains a powerful part of the mythology of this period.
3. Religion Theme
a. What was / were the dominant religions?
Zoroastrianism, with its dualistic view of the world, was one of the prominent religions of Iran and greatly influenced the later monotheistic religion's views of heaven and hell.
b. How did religion impact daily life?
In Greece, sacrifices were one of the most important aspects of civic life.
Were people tolerant of religion or religious differences?
For the most part, polytheism allowed for greater tolerance of different religions, given its allowance of multiple gods, as in the case of the Greeks.
d. What was the relationship between the religious system and those in power?
Religion was largely a civic affair, and as much an aspect of nationalism as spiritual faith.
e. All other relevant information relating to the religious theme
Religion unified Greeks in terms of common rituals; less so in terms of similar beliefs.
f. 4- 6 sentences discussing the overall theme of religion (can be a discussion of new ideas, continuation of old ideas, or significant historical changes within the theme for this chapter.) Pick the one that is most relevant to this theme.
Religion was part of daily life. Consulting oracles, sacrificing, were some of the rituals that united people in ancient Greece. More so than in Persia, religion was about one's place in the community. Some of the religious ideas of the age, such as the belief in the individual or the idea of good and bad gods in Zoroastrianism influenced later theological developments.
4, Economic Theme
a. What resources contributed to this country's economic growth?
In Greece, the sea was the most important way Greeks made a living, along with herding and trades.
b. What kind of economic system did they have?
The Greeks had a capitalistic system of living, based upon free exchanges between peoples, although there was a caste system between men who worked with their hands and the aristocracy. Peasants owned small farms, slaves (some enslaved because of debt) often tilled the larger farms,
