EconomyAlthough Greece, Rome, and Egypt allare located in Mediterranean areas, their economies were different. While all the civilizations had strong economies, Rome had actual coins while Greece relied mostly on trade for buying their goods. Greece still had coins, however.
Ancient Greece coins from different regions
Ancient Roman Coin
In ancient Egypt, the Egyptians had lots and lots of gold, but they thought that gold was useless. Of course, people probably thought, "Why would the Egyptians ever think that gold was useless?!" They had no idea what it could possibly worth.The Egyptians, unlike the Greeks and Romans, used gold and grain for their currency. However, only the Greeks and Romans had real coins to use. These coins usually had their ruler on it.They thought that if they had their ruler on their coins, they would earn more respect from the ruler and the government.
The Greeks, Romans and, the Egyptians mostly had very similar jobs. The non-wealthy were usually farmers, in all three civilizations. There were also builders, like the builders who made temples for the Gods and Goddesses, and, in the time of the Ancient Egyptians, tombs for their rulers. However, the Egyptians weren't the only people that were great builders.
The ancient Roman builders built government buildings that we still use (design wise) today.
Ancient Mediterranean Trade Routes
They had lots of ways to make money and be happy. People would think that they would get paid in money, but actually, most of the people were paid in food and drink, and sometimes shelter.Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians traded a lot. They traded food, water, riches, supplies, and clothing. They traded possibly anything that anybody could ever think of. The Greeks traded with the people ofMesopotamia and with their own city-states, the Romans traded with Carthage, and the Egyptians traded with about everyone else in Asia, Africa, and Europe. All the economies were prosperous, but they were different in may ways. Rome and Greece had coins to pay for their goods, but Egypt relied entirely on trade. While all three of the civilizations traded with neighboring people, only Greece and Rome had actual coins. While Greece and Rome were the most modern of all the civilizations, Egypt still had a wealthy economy with their trade.
There were different kinds of social classes in all three civilizations. For Rome, there were Plebians, Patricians, and slaves.The Plebians weren't wealthy, compared to the 10% of Patricians. The patricians were the wealthy beings of the Roman people. The slaves were the servants to the Patricians and to the rulers. In the civilization of Egypt, the pharaoh had the most wealth because of trade and could have the most expensive things. The nobles and priests were just below the Pharaoh, and were almost just as wealthy. Merchants, craftsmen, scribes, and farmers came next in line, using the money they had to buy the necessities. The last in line were the slaves, who made no money at all. Other civilizations also had working classes. The Greeks, for example, had a very elaborate class system that supported their economy. The Greeks had slaves, Metics(foreigners), women/children, and citizens (males only).The slaves would do hard work for the wealthy, without getting paid. The Metics were people who were either foreign, or who were not citizens. The women didn't have much rights in most city states, but they had a few basic rights. The children wouldn't have rights until he or she becomes a man or woman at age 18. The citizens were people who could vote, but they were all male. They had the most rights and they were forced to vote in elections. So even though all three civilizations had different names for different classes, they all generally had the same classes. For example, the slaves, the poor, the wealthy,and the outsiders. The products that ancient civilizations produced helped their economies. Food dominated the market in these times, but the government wanted armor or weaponry, and everybody wanted building materials. These building materials, that include bricks, sand, and machinery, helped accomplish the civilizations to make long lasting buildings such as the Parthenon, Colosseum, and, of course, the Great Pyramid of Giza. The armor and weaponry helped the civilizations prepare for combat against the civilizations' enemies. These included spears, swords, armor, helmets, horses, boats,and arrows. The food dominated the market because everybody needed food, whether a citizen was wealthy or poor. Even though these three ancient civilizations had different economies, they had quite a few similarities. The three main similarities include the social classes, the similarity of products, and the very similar jobs.Three main differences include, the way they thought about money,their trading partners, and their industries. All of the civilizations had some similarities and some differences. Just like people, there are similarities and differences between them.The economies of the ancient Roman, Greek, and the ancient Egyptian time periods are very unique, similar, and different, although all of them were successful civilizations.
In ancient Egypt, the Egyptians had lots and lots of gold, but they thought that gold was useless. Of course, people probably thought, "Why would the Egyptians ever think that gold was useless?!" They had no idea what it could possibly worth.The Egyptians, unlike the Greeks and Romans, used gold and grain for their currency. However, only the Greeks and Romans had real coins to use. These coins usually had their ruler on it.They thought that if they had their ruler on their coins, they would earn more respect from the ruler and the government.
The Greeks, Romans and, the Egyptians mostly had very similar jobs. The non-wealthy were usually farmers, in all three civilizations. There were also builders, like the builders who made temples for the Gods and Goddesses, and, in the time of the Ancient Egyptians, tombs for their rulers. However, the Egyptians weren't the only people that were great builders.
The ancient Roman builders built government buildings that we still use (design wise) today.
There were different kinds of social classes in all three civilizations. For Rome, there were Plebians, Patricians, and slaves. The Plebians weren't wealthy, compared to the 10% of Patricians. The patricians were the wealthy beings of the Roman people. The slaves were the servants to the Patricians and to the rulers. In the civilization of Egypt, the pharaoh had the most wealth because of trade and could have the most expensive things. The nobles and priests were just below the Pharaoh, and were almost just as wealthy. Merchants, craftsmen, scribes, and farmers came next in line, using the money they had to buy the necessities. The last in line were the slaves, who made no money at all. Other civilizations also had working classes. The Greeks, for example, had a very elaborate class system that supported their economy.
The Greeks had slaves, Metics(foreigners), women/children, and citizens (males only).The slaves would do hard work for the wealthy, without getting paid. The Metics were people who were either foreign, or who were not citizens. The women didn't have much rights in most city states, but they had a few basic rights. The children wouldn't have rights until he or she becomes a man or woman at age 18. The citizens were people who could vote, but they were all male. They had the most rights and they were forced to vote in elections.
So even though all three civilizations had different names for different classes, they all generally had the same classes. For example, the slaves, the poor, the wealthy,and the outsiders. The products that ancient civilizations produced helped their economies. Food dominated the market in these times, but the government wanted armor or weaponry, and everybody wanted building materials. These building materials, that include bricks, sand, and machinery, helped accomplish the civilizations to make long lasting buildings such as the Parthenon, Colosseum, and, of course, the Great Pyramid of Giza. The armor and weaponry helped the civilizations prepare for combat against the civilizations' enemies. These included spears, swords, armor, helmets, horses, boats,and arrows. The food dominated the market because everybody needed food, whether a citizen was wealthy or poor. Even though these three ancient civilizations had different economies, they had quite a few similarities. The three main similarities include the social classes, the similarity of products, and the very similar jobs.Three main differences include, the way they thought about money,their trading partners, and their industries. All of the civilizations had some similarities and some differences. Just like people, there are similarities and differences between them.The economies of the ancient Roman, Greek, and the ancient Egyptian time periods are very unique, similar, and different, although all of them were successful civilizations.
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