Daily life in Athens is summarized as follows: 1. Boys in Athens would attend school where they wrote lessons on wooden tablets covered in wax. After school, they would train in activities like wrestling and discus throwing or watch older athletes practicing for the Olympics. 2. The Agora was the busy public center of each city-state where Athenians would discuss philosophy and politics among the shops selling basic goods. Temples and government buildings were also located there. 3. Most Athenians lived in plain homes made of mudbricks organized around an interior courtyard, while slaves performed tasks like working on farms, in mines, or as domestic servants in homes.

1. DailyLife in AthensSection 3Learnaboutpubliclife in Athens. Findouthowthepeople of Athens spenttheir time at home.Studythepractice of slavery and itseffects in ancientGreece.Miss DenisseLopez

2. Children´sLifeBoysgotoschoolwithwoodentabletscoveredwithwaxtowritethelessononit.Afterschoolactivities; Train, practice and excersicewrestling and throwingthediscuss. Alsowatcholderathletesthattrainto compete in theOlympicGames.

3. Life in PublicAllGreekcitieshadAgorasorpublicmarkets. TheAgorawasthebusiest and interesting place fromeachcity-state.Acropoliswasthe center of Athens and theAgorathe center of publiclife.In theAgoramentalkedaboutphilosophy and politics.

4. Allthestreetswere full of shops.Farmers, merchants, artisans, buyers and vendorsoftensold and buytheirbasicneeds.Soldsheep´swoolpottery, hardware, cloth and books.Temples and otherbuildingsuch as government, armyheadquarters, prisionetc, werelocatedalongtheAgora.

5. Athenian’s HomeWereplain and made of mudbricks, withroomsaround a courtyard. Thecourtyardwasthe center of thehouse.Theroomswere: kitchen, storeroom, dinningroom and bedrooms.Somehouseshadbathroomsbuttheyhadtocarrywaterfrompublicfountain.

6. AncientGreeceMealsGreeks ate simple food:Write a regular Ecuadorian’sfood:Breakfast: Just breadMiddaymeals: cheeseor olives with bread.Dinner: Fish and vegetables withcheese, fruits and cakessweetenedwithhoney.Breakfast:MiddayMeals:Dinner:Extra foodduringschool:MostAthenians ate littlemeatbecausetherewaslittlespacetoraisecattle.

7. Why in Ecuador wehavethistype of food?Women in AthensMost of thepopulation in Athens weremen.Womenwere “At Home”.Womenhad no freedomfor: ownproperty, vote and participate in politics.Running home, family, organized spinning and weaving, foodsupplies, care of familyfinances and caredforyoungpeopleweresome chores thatwomenperformed.Ifthefamilyowned a slave, thewomenhadtotrained and takecared of them.

8. Compare the chores oractivitiesthatthesewomenperformed and decide whichistheonethat has more freedom.Athenian´swomenNo part in politicsNo voteNo ownpropertyRunning HomeTakingcare of thefamily.Organized spinning and weaving.CaredforyoungchildrenLookedfor home supplies.Familyfinances.SlavesTtain and care .Ecuadorian´swomen

9. Slavery in AncientGreeceIn AncientGreecespecially in Athens livedaround 100,000 slavesthatwerecaptured in warbysoldiersorbypirateswhiletravelingonships.Someslaveswerethechildren of slavesand sometimestheywereabletobuytheirfreedom.

10. SlaveryJobsProvided labor onfarms.Dugsilver and othermetals in mines.Assistedartissansbymakingpottery, constructingbuilding, weaponsorarmor. Cooked, servedfood, tended children and woveclothwerethe chores in a house.Theslaveswhoworked in mines weretheoneswhosufferedthemost and didnotlivelong.

11. ClassworkActivity 1WhatbusinessdidAtheniansconduct in theAgora?Whatdidthetypicalprivate home in ancient Athens lokklike?Howdidtheright of mendifferfromthose of women?Whatkinds of fooddidAthenianseat?HowtheGreeksobtainslaves?Whatactivitiesslavesperformed?