Daily Life in Athens

1. Daily Life in Athens CH 5 Section 4

2. Chapter Review • What book tells the story of the Trojan war? • Someone who took power but had the peoples support? • The Olympic games were held every 4 years in honor of who? • Who wrote the first Athenian law code? • Who made sure the king stayed within the law?

3. The AthenianEconomy • The Farmers in Athens planted olives, Grapes, and figs on Terraced hillsides • {Terracingis carving small flat plots of land on hillsides} • The Athenian assembly voted to send farmers and workers to set up over seas colonies • This led to the spread of Greek culture throughout the Mediterranean • {Trade was the mainstay of Athens economy} • Exported: olive oil, wine, & house hold items • Imported : grain and other food

4. An import is a good or service brought in from another country or region An export is a good or service sold to another country or region Imports and exports

5. Athens buildings • Athenians built magnificent temples and other public buildings • However the people of Athens lives in simple homes • Most Athenians believed that money should be spent on buildings that benefit the whole community, not private homes • This very much reflects the thought of modern day America (sarcasm intended)

6. Home and Family • Most Athenians lived in sun dried brick homes that contained a court yard, living room, dining room, storage rooms, and kitchen • The houses had no plumbing so residents got water from a public fountain • Marriage and family life were important and parents would arrange their kids marriage • Girls married at 13 or 14 to men twice their age or older with the main purpose of having children • If they could not afford a child they left it to die, especially if it was a girl

7. Athenian Ruins

8. Home and family continued • Athenian Women were considered inferior to men • They were citizens but could not own property or inherit land • Even at home they were expected to stay in the background • {womencould only appear in public with their husbands permission} • They took care of the children till the age of 6, managed the household, and watching the slaves

9. Boys • At the age of 7 they were cared for by a Pedagogue • {Pedagogueis a male slave who taught the boy manners}

10. Girls • Stayed at home • They learned to run a household but did not usually receive an education • Daughters of the wealthy did learn to read and write

12. Education • Most Greeks were poor and hard workers this meant they worked long hours and had little time for leisure • The wealthy men spent their time chancing physical and intellectual perfection • They engaged in politics, gossip talking with friends, and athletics • Their male children went to school which charged a small fee • The Athenian ideal stressed a sound mind in a healthy body

13. Education continued • Athenians placed great value on literacy and education • Boys studied reading, writing, grammar, poetry, music and gymnastics • They learned poetry by heart including Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey • {Sophists are men whoopened schools for older boys,} at these schools they learned Government, math, ethics, and rhetoric • {Ethicswere taught about good and bad and moral duty} • {Rhetoric is the study of Public speaking and debating}

14. Athens School

15. Military • At 18 young men received a year of military training • {Men ones who could afford armor served in the army for a year as a Hoplite} • Hoplites formed the center of the infantry • Poorer men who could not afford good armor served in the army on the flanks or rowing boats

16. Section review • What is carving small flat plots of land on hillsides? • What was the mainstay of Athens society? • What is the name of the male slave that taught boys manners? • How long were men expected to serve in the army?

17. The End