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Daily Life in Athens
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The Economy
• Most Athenian citizens were farmers.– They grew things like olives, grapes, and figs.– They planted crops on terraced hillsides.• Terracing means carving small, flat plots of land from
hillsides
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• Trade was also a very important part of Athens’s economy.– The Athenian’s used their superior navy to
establish colonies along the Mediterranean, Aegean, and Black Seas .
– They exported olive oil, wine, and other household items, and imported grain and other foods they could not grow.
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Athenian Home• Athenians built huge temples and public
buildings and generally believed that money should be spent on buildings that benefit the whole community.
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• Most people lived in one-story houses made of brick. These houses included:– Courtyards– Living rooms– Dining rooms– Bedrooms– Storerooms– Kitchen
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Frescoes Paintings done on wet plaster walls
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• They had lamps that burned olive oil.– Dim lighting
• They had no plumbing– Athenian families got water from a fountain near
the agora (Marketplace).
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Athenian Family Life• Marriage – Marriage and family were very important to the
Athenians. – The main purpose of marriage was to have
children.• Parents always arranged marriages• Girls married around age 13 or 14• A girl’s husband might be twice her age or older
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• Role of Women– Athenian women were considered inferior to men.– They were citizens but they could not own or
inherit property.– A woman’s duties included:• Managing the household and slaves • Raising the children
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• Role of the children– The mother took care of the children until age 6.– At about age 7, boys come under the care of a
pedagogue.• This was a male slave who helped educate the boys and
taught them manners. • They went to school with the boys.
– Boys went to school– Girls stayed at home and learned to run a
household .• They usually received no further education• Wealthy girls were taught to read and write
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Education• Athenians placed great value on literacy and
education. • The Athenian ideal stressed a sound mind and
a healthy body.
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• Elementary School– Families sent their sons to elementary schools for
a small fee.– They studied reading , writing, grammar, music,
and gymnastics.• Grammar and music were taught to develop the mind• Gymnastics developed the body
– They also studied poetry and were required to learn works like the Iliad and Odyssey by heart.
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• Sophist School– Men called Sophists opened these schools for
older boys.• Sophists took their name from the Greek work sophos,
meaning “wise”.
– These boys studied government, math, ethics and rhetoric.• Ethics= the study of what is good and bad and what is
moral duty• Rhetoric= the study of public speaking and debating
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Military Service• At the age of 18 Athenian males received a
year of military training.
• Young men who could afford armor and weapons became hoplites.
• Poor men served in the army’s flanks.