1. Ancient Greece
Daily Life in Athens

2. The Agora Agora: Public markets or meeting places
Center of public life
Men would talk politics, philosophy, or events
Vendors, farmers, and artisans
Wool, pottery, hardware, cloth, books
Temples & government buildings lined Agora
Virtual Agora Tour

4. School in Athens Wrote on wooden wax tablets
Lessons were long history passages that they had to memorize
Afternoon was spent in athletic practice and competition
Discus, wrestling

5. Home Life in Athens Plain, simple, mud brick houses Simple food
Rooms around an open courtyard in the middle
Kitchen, storerooms, dining room, bedroom
Bathrooms had water which needed to be carried in from public fountain
Simple food
Bread for breakfast
Cheese or olives with bread for lunch
Fish and veggies with cheese, fruit, and honey cakes for dinner
Meat not often eaten, except during religious festivals
Virtual House Tour

6. Women Spent most of their time at home
Could not participate in politics
Could be priestesses
In charge of running the home and the family
Cloth work, food, drink
Cared for young children
In charge of finances and slaves
Poorer women would work outside the home
Pottery, tending sheep, making cloth
Women expected to be invisible
For their protection
Did not spend much time in the Agora

7. Slavery Slave labor allowed Athenian men leisure time Slavery common
Most households could not survive without them
Slavery common
100,000 slaves (1/3 of population)
People were captured in war or by pirates
Made into slaves
You were a slave if you were born into slave families
Some people had issues with owning other Greeks
Most slaves were foreigners
Slaves were not considered citizens
No political rights, personal freedom, or education
Could be freed or buy own freedom