Daily Life in Athens

What activities took place in the Agora of Athens?

• Women discussed politics

• Schools were set up for children

• Men discussed politics

• Animal auctions

What does the Agora tell us about the culture of Athens?

• Men led public lives and women led more private lives

• Women led public lives and men led more private lives

• Everyone led public and private lives

• Only the religious led public lives

Describe the home life of the Athenians:

• Men were always home

• Athenian women were in the home working

• Children slept until 11:00 a.m.

• They had a lot of cats

What were the responsibilities of men compared to those of women in ancient Athens?

• Men conducted business in public, while women ran the households

• Women conducted business in public, while men ran the households

• Both men and women conducted business in public

• Both men and women conducted business in public, children ran the household

What were the roles of slaves in Athens and of those in the rest of ancient Greece?

• Slaves provided labor on farms, in mines, in artisans' shops, and in households

• Athens had no slaves

• Slaves were only permitted to work on ditches

• Slaves were only allowed to pick cotton

Free people rarely questioned slavery in ancient Greece. Why was this so?

• The Greeks denied owning slaves

• The Greeks treated all slaves as members of their family

• The Greeks were afraid to stand up against slavery

• The Greeks were so used to slavery that it did not occur to them to question it

This was the center of Athens' religious life.

• The Agora

• The Acropolis

• The Greek Theatre

• The Island of Zeus

This was the center of Athens' public life.

• The Agora

• The Acropolis

• The Greek Theatre

• The Greek Fountain

At the Agora, these goods could be found for purchase:

• Sheep's wool, pottery

• Hardware, tools

• Cloth, books

• All of these choices are correct

Many government buildings in Europe and _____, were patterned after Greek architecture.

• The United States

• South America

• Mexico

• China