1. Money and Trade in Ancient Greece
By: Trinity Oliver
Period: 5
Date: December

2. Money Used in Ancient Greece
Question1: How was money used in Ancient Greece? Athens is north of Greece. Athens created a currency called Drachma. Athens was the first city-state to make the currency Drachma. Athens used the currency because of the trade system. The trade system brought lots of money to Athens. Athens needed that money so their city-state would be successful.
Ancient Greece coins

3. Importance of Trade
Question2: Why was trade so important in Ancient Greece? Ancient Greece needed money for their city-state. When Ancient Greece began they had an idea to make a trade system. Ancient Greece would trade other city-state’s food and services. When the trading system started, Ancient Greece traded food and services which brought income to Ancient Greece.
Ancient Greece wine cup
Coins
Foods in Ancient Greece

4. Traded Goods Question3: What did the workers trade?
The tradesmen traded many goods and services to make money for Greece.
Ancient Greece traded Ancient Greece received
Olives
Gallons of olive oil
Jewelry
Pottery
Fresh water
Fish
Wine
Loaves of bread
Lamb
Shoes
Slaves
Houses
Pork
Cheese
Perfumes from Arabia
Glass
Barley
Wheat from Egypt
Rugs
Ivory
Ancient Greece pottery

5. Money Facts in Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece produced coins from silver, gold and other metals.
Greece created a system called the barter system.
The barter system was used to make money by trading goods or services.
In Ancient Greece each city-state created their own coin.
When visitors came they had to find a money exchanger to exchange coins.
Coins chart
6 obols= 1 drachma
100 drachma= 1 mina
600 mina=1 talent which is the same as 57 pounds of silver.

6. Compare and Contrast Ancient Greece money The same U.S.A. money
Ancient Greece coins were
heavy and made of metal.
Each city-state made their own
form of currency.
On each coin there is a
symbol of an animal or
a God or Goddess on the
front or back of each
coin.
The same
Both pieces of money is worth a value.
Both types of currency have a symbol that represents the country, or city-state.
Both types of money can be exchanged for a good or service.
U.S.A. money
USA Currency has 2 forms - paper and light weight coins.
Each USA city-state uses the same currency.
On each dollar and coin there is a picture of a president.

7. Trading Facts in Ancient Greece
Trading is what kept Ancient Greece alive
Fun facts
Tradesmen were roving merchants and sailors
Tradesmen had an important role of earning money. They contributed to the local industry.
Ancient Greece made a trading area where they exchanged goods and services.
Tradesmen were in charge of making the values of the goods and services.
Ancient Greece jewelry
Ancient Greece rug
Ancient Greece jewelry

8. Compare and Contrast Ancient Greece trade Tradesmen do not need
agreements.
They made a
Trading transportation
center to trade goods and
services.
The same
Both countries trade goods and services with other locations.
They both trade goods and services.
U.S.A. trade
First the U.S.A. has to make a trading agreement.
The U.S.A uses different vehicles to trade goods and services.

9. ???5 Question Quiz ??? What were coins made of in Ancient Greece ?
Name 4 goods the Ancient Greece tradesmen traded?
Name 4 goods the Ancient Greece tradesmen received?
What system was used to exchange goods and services in Ancient Greece?
What type of symbols were on Ancient Greece coins?

10. Citations
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