GOVERNMENT

In Athens at 510 BC ,they created the first Democratic government. Athens did not give power to everyone ,most people could not vote -no women ,no slaeves ,no children , no foreigners ( even greeks from other city states couldn't vote ). Athens at the time had an empire , ruling over many other citys and those citys could not vote either.

MONARCHY - 1 RULER

OLIGARCHY - RULE BY WEALTH

TYRANNY - RULE BY CRUEL MAN

DEMOCRACY - RULE BY THE PEOPLE-VOTED ELECTIVE

SHELTER

Most houses are made out of sunbathed mud and usually built on the street most of the the rooms were decorated with mosaics. Houses at that time were built to stand in cold and hot whether ,which is odd because in hot sun mud would usually get melted .There courtyard was aligned with the sun in winter and other cold times. They had roofs over there balconies so the sun wouldn't overheat the upper rooms. There was a room under the balconies called the portico used to shade the people in that room. The balcony above the courtyard was used to dry clothes .In the middle of the courtyard there was a room that the family could go to make private sacrifices to the gods to ask for prosparity ,good health andand safty in wartime. The courtyard had high walls for privacy.

EDUCATION

BOYS GYM/ in gym at that time they did wrestling to help them improve there strength an there ability to fight so they could get ready for war or the Olympics. They also did long jump and discus throwing.

GIRLS GYM/ in girls gym they long jumped and wrestled thats pretty much it for what they did for gym.

BOYS EDUCATION/ they did math and writing but they did do reading but not as much as writing.They were encouraged to steal,but when they got caught they got into trouble and if they complained about how they got hurt in afight they would get whipped by there dad

SPARTA

1. SLAVES/people defeated in fights or battle would become slaves for people that could afford it.
   



2. AGE/men 20-60 would be in the army. At age 7 the boys were sent to military scool and at age 12 it was alot more harsh in military school.If they got into a fight and complained there dad would whip them. Boys were forced to steel and if they got caught they would get in trouble and if they didn't get caught they would get rewarded.




3. WAR/if you lived in sparta you would have to fight even if you were little and nobody would dare fight sparta in war unless forced .


4. HOPLITE SOLDIER/the hoplite soldier were the main defenders of sparta . they wanted more recpect and money .

Food

1. MEAT/ they usually eat(if they are rich enough to buy) meat such as squid , octopus , fish , sardines , eggs , eel , lamb , and goat most people eat it on special occasions.


2. GRAINS/DRINKS/CHEESE/ for grains they ate bread and thats about it but for drinks they drank water , wine , and goat milk. They didn't really have lots of cheese they only had feta (goat cheese)most people could afford this stuff.


3. PARTY FOODS/ they ate alot of meat for party food such as roasted songbirds , artichokes , mushrooms , black pudding , honey , brains , and pigsfeet.


4. VEGGIES/FRUITS/they ate grapes , olives , figs , apple , beans , peas , cabbage , onions , lettuce , and garlic.