Transcript Ch. 5 Sec. 4 - J Go World History

Ch. 5 Sec. 4
Daily Life in Athens
The Athenian Economy
 Most
Athenians were
farmers who grew
olives, grapes, & figs
on terraces (terracingcarving small, flat plots
of land from hillsides)
 There was a push for
Athenian farmers &
workers to set up
overseas colonies
The
colonies’ purpose was to
import & export goods to & from
Greece; trade was essential to
Athen’s economy
Import-a good or service bought
from another country or region
Export-is a good or service sold to
another country or region
Home &
Family Life
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Athenian famlies lived in simple homes, yet they
built magnificent temples & other public buildings
Marriage & family life was important to Athenians
with parents arranging marriages for girls ages 13
or 14
Main purpose of marriage was to have children
 If
the family could
not afford to raise
the child, the child
was left to die
(especially if it was
a girl)
 Sappho was a
female Greek poet
who wrote “Sleep,
Darling” an ode to
her daughter
 Legally
& socially women were
considered inferior to men; they were
citizens, but couldn’t own or inherit
property; duties included managing
the household, slaves, & raising
children
 Mother took care of children until the
age of 6; at age 7, boy came under
the care of a pedagogue-a male slave
who taught the boy manners
Daughters
stayed home &
learn to run a household
(wealthy girls learn to read &
write)
Education & Military Service
Wealthy men took part in politics,
gossip in marketplace, athletic
activities, but most Greeks were
poor & hardworking
Athenians
placed high value on
literacy & education teaching boys
reading, writing, grammar, poetry,
music, & gymnastics
In
the 400s B.C., men called
Sophists opened schools for older
boys where they studied gov’t,
mathematics, ethics, & rhetoric
Ethics deals w/ what is good &
bad, & moral duty
Rhetoric was the study of oratory,
or public speaking, & debating
 At
age 18, males had
a year of military
training
 Wealthy men who
could afford armor &
weapons became
hoplites & served in
army for a year;
formed the center of
the infantry
 Poorer men served in
the army’s flanks
Education
help spread the
Greek language & civilization
throughout the Mediterranean
world