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They used the barter system, which is trading goods for goods.Also they used coinage, were you pay for goods.
*Silk
*Pottery
*Slaves
*Food
*Metals
*ideas
"Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History." Ancient Greek Colonization and Trade and Their Influence on Greek Art. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Oct. 2012. <http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/angk/hd_angk.htm>.
Economics in Ancient Greece." Economics in Ancient Greece. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Oct. 2012. <http://community.middlebury.edu/~harris/Classics/EconomicsinGreece.html>.
In the Ancient Greek civilization,
every item of trade had an average cost:
1 loaf of bread: 1 obol
1 lamb: 8 drachmas
1 gallon of olive oil: 5 drachmas
1 pair of shoes: 8-12 drachmas
Slaves: 200-300 drachmas (2-3 minae)
Houses: 400-1000 drachmas (4-10 minae)
http://www.historylink102.com/greece3/money.htm
Women that could not afford slaves would go to the fountain to get their own water, work in the fields, and sell vegetables or flowers at markets.
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/people/family.htm
http://www.historylink102.com/greece3/money.htm
things they grew:
*Olives
*Grapes
Important Animals:
-Goats
-Fish
*Oranges
*Melons
*Peaches
*Tomatoes
*Tobacco
*Cotton
*Greece's climate also makes farming difficult. Generally, the winters are very wet, and the summers are very dry.
Obol is the smallest silver coin. 6 obols was equal to 1 drachma (the basic unit of Greece ancient currency; 1 stater equaled to 2 drachmas; 100 drachmas made up of 1 mina; and 60 minas equaled 1 talent. The drachma was further divided into smaller denominations:a didrachm was 2 drachma, and decadrachm made up 10 drachma. Aside from coins, the drachma also came in bills that measured 50, 100, 500, 1000, 5000 drachmas
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_ancient_Greece
Project History." : Farming in Ancient Greece. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Oct. 2012. <http://project-history.blogspot.com/2006/01/farming-in-ancient-greece.html>.
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