Athens

Government

• was a city-state organized under a single govt.
• limited democracy: only men could vote, excluded woman and slaves from voting
• Citizens had more rights in Greek cities than any of the others.
• citenship depended on birth
• only men were citezen in Greece, women and slaves were not.

economy

• was a commercial center
• exported wine and olive oil; aka trading
• generated a lot of money
• they were wealthy from silver mines
• traded their goods in the Agora which is a giant market place

social

• classes: citizens (adult men) free men ( women and foreigners) slaves
• women stayed indoors in the household and slaves
• slaves did daily work and were treated well
• if a family was poor the wife might work in field or work alongside her husband
• men were expected to participate in politics and serve as juror in court

social continued

• wore fashionable clothes and hairstyles
• important for men to be physically and mentally educated
• boy's went to school from age 7 -14 or 18
• learned to read and write and participated in sports
• women were not expected to get an education