1. A Day in the Life of Ancient Greece
Images and text taken from
And

2. At school in Ancient Greece
Boys started school at 6 years old
6-14 boys went to local primary school
Learned words of Homer, a famous Greek epic poet
how to play the lyre, a musical instrument
Teacher (man) might teach drama, public speaking, government, art, reading, writing, math, the flute
After school, spent afternoon exercising & practicing wrestling, throwing discus
Older athletes might train for Olympic Games held in honor of Zeus.

3. Arriving at School Attended 4 more years (high school)
18 entered military, 2 years, graduated at 20
Girls did not attend school
Might learned to read and write at home

4. Refer to page 166 in text book.
Marketplace
Agora: center of public life
Public market and meeting places
Athens was the busiest & most interesting of all!
In AM, men wondered about, talking politics & philosophy.
Streets lined with shops
Mild weather allowed for “outside” business
Farmers & artisans sold goods
Almost everything needed could be found in Agora (sheep’s wool, pottery, cloth, books)
Temples and government buildings lined Agora
Ruins of Ancient Agora, Thessaloniki, Greece
Refer to page 166 in text book.

5. Life at Home Home’s were simple/plain Made of mud bricks
Rooms surrounding open courtyard, hidden from street
Might have kitchen, storerooms, dining room, bedrooms
Some had bathrooms, but water carried from public fountain
Food simple
Breakfast: bread
Midday: cheese, olives, bread
Dinner: fish, vegetables, cheese, fruit, cakes.
Most had little meat (only wealthy for religious festivals)

6. Life at Home (cont.)

7. Slavery in Ancient Greece
Greek women had to spin thread and weave it into cloth
Wealthy women owned slaves to do this; cooked food; tended children
Historians believed almost 100,000 slaves lived in Athens (1/3 of population)
Enslaved when captured by armies
Not comfortable enslaving other Greeks
Children of slaves
Many foreigners
Jobs: labor on farms; dug silver/metals out of mines; assist artisans making pottery; construct buildings; forging weapons;

8. Slavery (continued)
A slave nanny taking the baby (see the loom behind her?) Greek red-figure vase from Athens
A slave girl waits upon her seated mistress in the grave stele of a woman named Hegeso.

9. Women in Athens Women spent most of their time at home.
Had little freedom of males.
Could not:
Take part in politics
Vote
Own property
Could be priestess in religious groups

10. Women in Athens (continued)
Responsibilities
Running home
Organized spinning and weaving
Looked after supplies of food & wine
Cared for young children
Kept track of family finances
Trained slaves (if owned), cared for them if sick
Did important work, but “invisible”
Pericles said: “The greatest glory will belong to the woman who is least talked about by men, whether they praise her or find fault with her.”

11. Women (continued)
Greek women spent a lot of their time going to the public fountain to get water.

12. Questions Who attended school? boys only, girls only, boys and girls
Who did girls spend their day with? the boys, their mothers, their fathers
What place was the center of activity for men during the Golden Age?
Put about 4 questions in here.

13. Yes
Well done!
Could put some cheering in here!
Back to question page.

14. No Oh dear! Try again Back to question page.
Put a graphic rather than a sound, like a thumbs down.
Back to question page.

15. Images