Transcript Athens - West Branch Local School District

Athens
By Brenton Madison, Elsa
Buehler, Rachel Carver,
Erik Krahling, Robert
Littell, Alexis Brown, Jake
Clayton
Breakdown
Brenton - Role of military, Powerpoint setup
Elsa - Food
Rachel - Role of women
Erik - Government and Education
Robert - living quarters
Alexis - allies
Jake - Size of population and social structure
Group - Skit / Interactive Extra
Size of population and social
structure
Population size: 140,000
Social Structure: There was an obvious social
ladder consisting of a well defined upper
class, middle class, and lower class. Then
even lower than that were slaves who held no
rank in society.
Form of Government
Athens was a direct democracy meaning the people choose how to run their
government.
Each year 500 names were drawn from all citizens of athens, the 500 chosen
would become the lawmakers for that year.
Every citizen of athens was required to vote on all new laws created by the
500.
Women, children, and slaves were not allowed to vote as they were not
Role of the military
Not good at land based
combat, but made up for it in
naval combat.
The Triremes was a Superfast
galley that was different from
others because it could ram
into other ships.
It was often explained as a
“Spear” to other ships.
Allies
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Athens made allies with
Corcyra,Rhegium,and Leontino. After the
thirty year peace treaty with sparta that was
created in 446 BC.
athens and sparta were allies during various
times but most of the time they were
enemies
Role of Women
Women were inferior to men, and so ever since they were
young they were controlled by their father until he chose
a suitable husband for her.
Then she was under the control of her husband.
Their role was to take care of the household duties, such
as taking care of children, spinning and weaving, and
overseeing slaves.
They could not vote or own property.
They were to never be seen in public or to leave the
house.
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Education
● Athens valued education very highly.
● Most boys went to school from ages 7-14.
● Girls did not go to school, however they were sometimes given private
tutors by their parents.
● Teachers were often retired military men and beatings were given
frequently for mistakes.
● The three main subjects they studied were grammar, music, and
gymnastics.
● Boys were often accompanied by a trusted slave whose job it was to
protect the boy from undesirables and help him choose the right friends.
Food in Athens
● Most people ate a very simple diet of
bread, olives, cooked vegetables, and fish.
Cheeses, fresh herbs, garlic, and olive oil
were used as seasonings for most dishes.
● Meat was available, but expensive. The
remains of ceremonial meat offerings were
eaten by the religious class and the fat and
bones were given to the gods who
allegedly “preferred” them...how
convenient.
Food At
Home
● The average family had a small plot of land on
which they could grow grains, fruits, and
vegetables.
● They ate coarse grains (mostly barley) due to
the poor soil.
● They ate three to four small meals a day. Fruits
and nuts were dessert food.
● Ate lots of things dried, salted, or preserved.
Fresh was more expensive.
Common drinks
● Water was the most popular drink. It was a
woman’s job to fetch spring water each day.
Spring water was preferred and thought to be
nutritious because it caused plants and trees
to grow.
● Athenians grew grapes for eating and wine
making. A bowl called a krater was used to
water down wine at the table. Aside from
medicinal uses, society frowned upon
women drinking wine.
Living quarters
Living quarters: A normal athens house would
be made of mud bricks for walls and small
windows and had wooden shutters. the floors
where just beaten down earth so just dirt. the
door was basic wood but it was valuable
because wood was hard to come by then. it
was always hot in athens so the shutters
where always open except for the winter.
Living Quarters
Living quarters: since it was so hot the
majority of the time they all were outside so a
lot of houses had a good size front yard
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Famous People
● Socrates (Alexis): Believed ones deeds were a result of a person's
intelligence level and ignorance. Created the Socratic method (series of
linked questions leading to the answer) frequently used in education
today. Died from hemlock poison. (Comment: I am Socrates and I believed
that the unexamined life is not worth living. I was sentenced to death
because my ideas went against many people’s beliefs. I cooly agreed to
be my own executioner and drank hemlock poison, which was a slow and
painful death.)
● Cleisthenes (Elsa): “The father of Athenian democracy.” Nobleman
credited with the founding of democracy in Athens. Believed to have
introduced ostracism. (Comment: I brought democracy to Athens and
created ostracism. Ostracism was a way to vote, using pieces of pottery,
and cast an unwanted person far away.)
Famous People
● Themistocles: Athenian politician and general who rose to
power in the early years of democracy. Because he had
gained too many enemies and too much power, he was exiled
through ostracism and declared a traitor to Athens. (Comment:
I don’t think I did anything wrong, but the people of Athens
do.*reenactment of his ostracism*)
● Pericles: Grandson of Cleisthenes, and was an important
political and military leader of Athens. He passed many laws in
the favor of the poor. (Comment: I am Pericles and I stand for
the lower class! I declare that the poor will be allowed to attend
theatrical performances for free!)
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