Athenian Society

Athenian Society

1. the greek polis

   • piraeus
   • the agora
   • the acropolis
   • the pynx

2. geography and climate

3. structure of athenian society

   • four census classes
     • the pentacosiomedimni
     • hippies
     • zeugitae
     • thetes

4. role of the military

   • military training and service
   • the strategoi
   • the cavalry
   • the hoplites
   • thetes

5. roles of metics

   • work
   • status
     • legal
     • social
   • religion

6. role of slaves

   • rights
   • work
     • private household
     • farming
     • industry
     • commerce
     • silver mines

7. roles and status of women

   • passive/ indirect role
   • active/ direct role
     • cooking
     • spinning and weaving
     • collecting water
     • child rearing
     • supervising slaves
     • managing the family budget
   • position of women in society
     • legal
     • social
     • segregation
     • marriage and divorce
     • activities outside the home

8. non athenian women

   • metic women
   • slave women
   • archaeological evidence

9. role of citizens in Athenian society