The Most popular occupation for a free person was agriculture, such as farming. In the ancient world the most important thing was farming and the food it produced. Without modern day technology more people had to work the land to produce enough food. Farmland was very important to the civilians, since this was their means to make money and survive. When the Dorians moved into mainland Greece it caused “land” to “become scare” (p. 116). Many people begin to migrate out of mainland Greece due to the migration of the Dorians and the “prospect of equal lot of farmland promised to new settlers” (p.116).
Rich landholder used their “birth” as a means to collect their “entitlements”, such as the term “hoi agathoi, ‘the good’ ” (p. 116). Hoi agathoi
Rich landholder used their “birth” as a means to collect their “entitlements”, such as the term “hoi agathoi, ‘the good’ ” (p. 116). Hoi agathoi