Name ____________________________________________ Date ___________ 6-____
Chapter 7 – The Glory of Ancient Greece
Study Guide – Section 1: Daily Life in Athens
Directions: Read pgs. 198-199. Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
1.) Describe the daily life of a boy in Athens.
- went to school
- went to training grounds, exercised
- used wax tablets
- practiced wrestling, throwing discus
- lived with their family, ate regularly
- walked through Agora
- looked forward to a life in politics
- watch older kids; watched the Olympics
- memorized long lessons and passages
- VALUE: athleticism and education
2.) What purpose did the Agora serve in public life in Athens? What type of information was discussed in the Agora?
- busiest place in Athens; center of public life
- Men discussed: politics, philosophy, events, Olympics, government/leadership; laws; money/taxes; elections; wars and conflict
- Traded, bargained, purchased food and goods
- Men would meet at the Agora
3.) What goods were traded in the agora?
- food
- pottery
- sheep’s wool
- books
- cloth/clothing/textiles
- hardware
- olive oil (perfume, lamps)
- jewelry
MEN:
- traded goods/ bargained for prices
- went to Agora
- Socialized; * leisurely life
- Trained for Olympics
- Had more rights: voted (citizens), owned property, educated
- Protected women
- Owned slaves
- Work
- Participated in government
- Attended plays/ acted in plays
WOMEN:
- allowed to be priestesses (oracle)
- stayed home
- led secluded lives (no social life)
- most protection
- poor women worked
- did NOT socialize with men
- could NOT take part in politics or vote
- NOT citizens
- Cared for children
- Managed the household, food, money,
- Responsible for slaves; cared for sick slaves
- Made pottery, weavers
- On occasion, they could sit at back of a theater/play
SLAVES:
- 1/3 population of Athens were slaves
- Few privileges
- Could be freed by master
- Foreigners (captured, or born into slavery)
- NOT citizens
- SLAVEs: farmed, cooked, metalworking/made weapons and armor, served food, tended children, cleaned, wove cloth, worked in mines
- ** provided the leisure time for men to purse government, the arts (theater, science, math)