1. Chapter 5 Section 4
Daily Life In Athens

2. Athenian Economy *Trade –important *Farmers:
-Imports – good/service bought from another country (grain)
-Exports – sold to another country. (olive oil)
*Farmers:
-Terracing: Cutting small level plots of land on hillsides.

3. Terracing

4. Home and Family *Home = Simplicity *Arranged Marriages
*Purpose of Marriage: Reproduce!
--Couldn’t afford a child and it was a girl = left to die.

5. Women *Inferior to Men *Citizens: But NO Property Rights
*Husband’s Permission: to go in public.
*Duties:
-Manage household and slaves
-Raise children

6. Pedagogue *Male slave who cared for boys over 7 *Girls stayed at home
-Taught manners
-Escorted boy everywhere
*Girls stayed at home
-Learned household skills

7. Education *Literacy greatly valued *Various Subjects:
-Reading, writing, music, gymnastics
-Healthy body + mind
*Sophists: opened schools for older boys. Learned:
-Ethics: good and bad
-Rhetoric: speaking and debating

8. Military Service *1 year training at age 18
*Citizens with Armor and weapons formed:
-Hoplites – center of infantry
*Poor men – flanks
-Citizens – rowed warships