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Current Work Economy of…”) __ Essay on Homer’s Odyssey __ In Homer’s __Odyssey__, we can see that the Greeks survived by living off the sea—by trading, pirating and soldiering. The __Odyssey__ shows us a dangerous unpredictable sea fairing life. Odysseus and his men escape from the Cyclops’ island, with a jagged hilltop thrown at them by the Cyclops, named Polyphemus. In the myth, we can see that sheep, goats and grapes are raised in the Greek isles – even by the Cyclops, Polyphemus. He raised sheep and pens them in “folds.” There are goats on his islands and he makes cheese from sheep and goat milk. Wine is an important product that appears in the myth. Odysseus is given a silver mixing bowl for wine by Maron, the priest of Apollo on the island of Thrace. They use wine as a tool to get the Cyclops drunk so that they can escape his cave. Some of the jobs mentioned in the Odyssey are jobs that the Ancient Greek had: soldiers and sailors, traders and pirates, and shepherds. Odysseus and his men are sailors and soldiers, but when they steal from the people of Thrace and from the Cyclops, they are pirates. The shepherd Cyclops asks Odysseus if his men are traders or pirates. Thus, this myth reflects much about the land and sea, and food and jobs of Ancient Greece.
 * //__ Questions to Answer/Information to Cover: __//**
 * 1) Location of Rome? What continent? On what body of water? (__Our World__)
 * 2) Features of the land and of the soil of the Latium Plain? (__Our World__)
 * 3) Description of climate? (__Our World__)
 * 4) Plants that thrive (do well there)? (__Our World__)
 * 5) What was a key “cash crop” or commodity traded by the Romans? (__Our World)__
 * 6) What were the features of Rome in 100 A.D. that made it “more civilized” than Europe in 1800? (Peter Temin’s “The Economy of…”)
 * 7) Throughout what overall region did Roman trade spread? (Peter Temin’s “The Economy of…”)
 * 8) Who had most of the wealth in Rome? (Peter Temin’s “The
 * 1) Who was in the Roman middle class? (Peter Temin’s “The Economy of…”)
 * 2) Who was at the bottom of the Roman “social ladder”? (Peter Temin’s “The Economy of …”) **The enslaved people**
 * 3) Where did Rome get its grain? (Peter Temin’s “The Economy of…” **Rome got their grain from all the farming they did.**
 * 4) Where did Rome get its olive oil? (Peter Temin’s “The Economy…”) **They sold their crops and they traded with other countries to get olive oil.**
 * 5) How were people paid in Rome? (Peter Temin’s “The Economy of…”)
 * 6) What did Roman soldiers do? (Peter Temin’s “The Economy of…”)
 * 7) Name at least five technological improvements of the Romans (Peter Temin’s “The Economy of…”) **Civil engineering, transportation technology, the Lion’s gate, and the arch.**
 * 8) How would Rome’s strong government have been helpful to promoting wealth and business activity?

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Bronowski Notes: Humanities Homework January 9, 2012

=The Standard Of Ur= 1. What do you see in the picture of the Standard of Ur that suggests that Sumer had a monarchy? A. There seems to be a parade up towards one leader, who is seated. B. Farm workers lead animals and carry crops. C. Seated men in the top line look like they are drinking from goblets. D. Musicians carry musical instruments that look like harps.

2. What do you see in the picture of the Standard of Ur that would lead you to infer, or believe, that the Sumerians valued culture? A. There seems to be a parade up towards one leader, who is seated. B. Farm workers lead animals and carry crops. C. Seated men in the top line look like they are drinking from goblets. D. Musicians carry musical instruments that look like harps.

3. What do you see in the picture of the Standard of Ur that would lead you to infer, or believe, that Sumerians had a society based on agriculture? A. There seems to be a parade up towards one leader, who is seated. B. Farm workers lead animals and carry crops. C. Seated men in the top line look to be drinking from goblets. D. Musicians carry musical instruments that look like harps.

4. Which statement best supports the idea that Sumerian civilization had specialized labor? A. The top panel seems to show important people, probably scribes. B. The middle panel seems to show workers with farm animals. C. The bottom panel seems to show farm workers with crops. D. All of the above—specialized labor means there are many different jobs in a community