SkillBuilder discussion Historical questions 1. Look at SOURCE3
SOURCE3 After a meal, men relaxed by telling jokes and riddles, and playing musical instruments. They were sometimes entertained by singers, dancers, musicians or gymnasts.
Describe the activities men would do to relax after a meal.
2. What kinds of
entertainment did men sometimes enjoy? 3. Write down ýve questions that you have about life in Athens.
Death and burial practices Athenians, like most Greeks, believed in an underworld ruled by Hades, the brother of Zeus. They thought a person’s spirit (psyche) left the body when they died. To help the spirit reach the afterlife, the dead person’s mouth and eyes were closed. The body was covered in oil, wrapped, and displayed for two days while women mourned and friends visited. The next day, the body was taken in a procession to the cemetery outside Athens and placed in a tomb. In the seventh and sixth centuries BCE, wealthy families built mounds, statues and monuments for graves. By the end of the ýfth century, simpler stone cofýns were used. 4.7.3 A city of beauty and bustle Like other city-states, Athens had a big acropolis in the center of its homes and a large agora (marketplace). It was surrounded by a wide area of open land. The Acropolis During this time, beautiful buildings were built on the Acropolis in Athens, a large rocky hill about 150 metres high. The biggest was the Parthenon , shown in SOURCE4 . It was a temple dedicated to Athena, the city’s protector during war.
SkillBuilder discussion Chronology 1. Explain what the Parthenon might have originally looked like when it was ýrst built. 2. Why was the Parthenon used to store gunpowder by the Turks? 3. Investigate how the Parthenon has been
SOURCE4 Work on the Parthenon began in 447 BCE and took 25 years to ýnish. Much of the building was destroyed in 1687 when it was used by the Turks to store gunpowder, which exploded during an attack.
preserved and restored since the explosion in 1687.
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