Project: Ancient Greek Job Fair
Your project will consist of 3 parts.
1.) A one page research paper. This research paper will have:
a. A proper heading.
b. An introductory paragraph.
c. A body that describes your occupation and details of this
occupation in the life of Ancient Greece. (example: pay, prestige,
popularity, details of the job)
d. A conclusion that describes how that job is still relevant in our
society today and how important that job was in Ancient Greek
society as well as today.
2.) Business cards
a. Must include your name and occupation. Feel free to greek-up
the details! Print 40/48, whatever your template creates easily.
3.) A demonstration at the job fair.
a. You will be visiting the agora in Athens and trying to get hired.
You may:
i. Dress the part
ii. Act the part
iii. Hand out relevant samples, flyers, business cards etc.
b. You must be able to explain to any passerby (especially me) what
your occupation is, what you do, why you are the best at it and be
able to demonstrate your skill in some way.
Calendar
Friday, March 28:
Occupation: Due
Monday, april14:
Research worksheet: Due
Thursday, may 1:
job fair at Athens Agora!
Business cards: Due
Demonstration: Due
Monday, may 5:
Research Paper: Due
actor - memorized lines and performed dramas in
theaters during religious festivals.
artist - drew pictures
astronomer - kept time and date with the stars and
located places and boundaries
astrologer- the reading of horoscopes in order to
establish precise details about the past, present and
future.
athelete/ olympian
bard - wrote poetry and performed it in public
readings
bridlemaker - made harnesses for horses.
carpenter - cut or joined wood, a worker in wood.
carter - drove a cart
ceramist -- ceramicist, potter , made and fired ceramic
pots
dancer -doctor - healed people using surgery or medicine
farmer - grew plants or livestock
fuller - carded wool
goldsmith - worked gold
historian - paid attention to current events and
interviewed participants of event. He then wrote a
description of the event based on a description.
jeweler - made and sold jewelry
laborer - loaded or unloaded carts or ships,
gathered crops.
landlord - owned property that is rented out to
tenants
magistrate - enforced community laws
mariner - sailed a ship
mason - layed bricks and stone for buildings
mathematician - calculated with numbers
merchant - bought and sold goods
messenger - delivered messages
miner - dug minerals from the earth
money changer - changed money from one country to
the next
musician - played lyre or flute for hire
painter - painted pictures
philosopher - teacher of advanced knowledge. Also
a writer of books on various advanced topics.
pilot - guided ships into harbors
priest/prophesier - performed religious ceremonies,
made forecasts
rowers/sailors
scribe - wrote things out
scientist - Classified things and figured out how they
worked.
sculptor - carved statues of marble or cast them in
bronze
shepherd - watched after a herd of sheep or goats
shipwright - built ships of wood
slaver - bought and sold slaves
smelter - changed minerals to metal using a furnace
smith - made things out of iron or bronze
sophist - taught people how to speak in public
vintner - grew grapes and made wine
warrior - fought battles
weaver- made fabric, cloth
wood-cutter -writer - Someone who wrote letters, poems, or books
for sale
Occupation:__________________ Name:___________________
What does this person do?
What are the details of this persons workday?
Was this a prestigious occupation in ancient Greece?
Was it important?
Is this a job in our society? Why is it important?
How will you demonstrate your occupation?
What props will you use?
Name______________________________________________
Class_____________________________________________
Occupations:
First choice______________________________________
Second choice:____________________________________
Third choice:_______________________________________
Why I want the ones I want!!!!: