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Life in Athens was easy relatively easy for men, women and even slaves. The day to day of the Athenian people may seem very harsh for women because they had limited rights and only expected to cook and clean but they still lived very fair lives. The slaves also lived good lives because of how they were treated. They were treated just like the women and were expected to do the same as the women but they still lived good lives. The men lived especially good lives because they had all of the rights in the city. So therefore the Athenians lived relatively good lives.

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To vote in ancient Athens they needed be citizen and to be a man with an Athenian born mother and an Athenian born father. The democratic decisions were made at the Agora which was located at the bottom of the Parthenon. The Agora wasn’t just for voting and other political things, it was also a market place and a worship place. Another use for the Agora was for law decisions. The leader at the time was Pericles. Pericles lived between the years 495 BCE to 429 BCE. Pericles wasn’t just a famous leader he was also a famous statesman, orator and general. Many Athenian citizens called him the first citizen of Athens at the time that he lived. Before Pericles became in power of Athens he lead the Delian league which later became the Athenian empire. During his time ruling Athens, Pericles promoted the learning of the arts literature and philosophy.

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Athenians worshiped 12 gods and goddesses built numerous shrines for them all. The one that they worshiped the most was Athena. She was the patron god of Athens. The Athenian people built a huge shrine in her honor it is now known as the Parthenon. Inside the Parthenon, there was a 13-foot-high statue of her made out of solid marble. The Athenians also worshiped other gods such as Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Ares, Athena (of course), Apollo, Artemis, Hephaetus, Aphrodite, Hermes, Dionysus and Hades. Festivals were also very important because they showed that they worshiped all of the gods. Usually they included a sacrifice and a procession. Famous Athenian festivals include the Olympic Games and the Pythian Games. This was a festival that was a competition between playwrights. This lead to the creation off some the greatest plays in ancient Greece.

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Women
Girls in Athens didn’t go to school so instead they were taught by their mothers how to sew, cook and clean. When they reached the age of 14 they were married off to men much older than themselves. When a girl stepped into the house for the first time, rice was thrown over her head to welcome her, the same ritual for when new slaves entered the house for the first time. Women weren’t allowed to go outside to socialise with other men. If they did go out of the house their husband had to come with them. The only time women were allowed out by themselves was when they went to the fountain to collect water for the household or when they went to the markets to get food.They were also left to look after the household while the men went off to do other things like voting.

Boys

Boys in ancient Athens were to go to school at the age of 7 to learn music, maths, sports reading and writing. Playing children’s games was an important part of an Athenian boys’ childhood because there was a sense of competitive spirit in playing children’s games to determine winners and losers. Fathers were able to choose whether or not they kept their children. If a baby was seen unfit, anyone could the baby keep it to raise as their child or keep as their slave. This happened to both boys and girls.

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There were three different social classes in ancient Athens. There  were the citizens, the metics, and the slaves. The first class were the citizens; they were the smallest group. To be an Athenian citizen you needed a man with an Athenian born mother and father. Citizens had many rights like being able to vote and being able to have a say in government.

The second class were the metics, they were the medium sized group. The metics were the tradesmen. They were allowed to live freely in the city but weren’t classified as citizens and more as townsfolk. This meant that they had no say in any political decisions and just had to deal with what was chosen.

The last class in Athens were the slaves, they were the largest group. There were two different types of slaves, the slaves that worked in households and the slaves that worked for the city. The slaves that worked in households had to take care of household duties like cooking, cleaning and other domestic work. These slaves lived a good life and were treated fairly. The slaves that worked for the city were the opposite. The had to work in the silver mines where some of which died from unclean air, metal poisoning or natural causes.