Transcript Daily Life in Athens

Daily Life in Athens
CH 5 Section 4
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?
The Athenian Economy
• The Farmers in Athens planted olives, Grapes,
and figs on Terraced hillsides
• {Terracing is 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
Imports and exports
• 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
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)
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
Athenian Ruins
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
• {women could 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
Boys
• At the age of 7 they were cared for by a
Pedagogue
• {Pedagogue is a male slave who taught
the boy manners}
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
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
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 who opened schools for
older boys,} at these schools they learned
Government, math, ethics, and rhetoric
• {Ethics were taught about good and bad and
moral duty}
• {Rhetoric is the study of Public speaking and
debating}
Athens School
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
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?
The End