Education Flashcards
Was education public or private?
Private! No state education system.
Was education compulsory?
No!
Where did education take place (classrooms, unspecific)?
In rented rooms of private houses or public property.
Did girls get a proper education?
No.
In terms of business and heading a household, who taught the boys?
Their father, the kyrios. They would be taught how to follow in his trade (apprenticeship).
Did they have years or sets?
Nope, you just learned with whoever else was paying.
What did the grammatistes teach?
Reading, writing, and arithmetic.
What kind of learning took place?
Rote learning- learnt off by heart through repetition.
What classical book was it common to learn about?
Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’. (poor souls)
What did the kitharistes teach? (5)
How to play the kithara, lyre,singing, reciting, and musical performance of poetry. (music teachers).
Which two places did physical education take place?
The gymnasium and/or the palaistra (your body is a temple- get it?).
What was PE preparation for?
Fighting in the Athenian army (compulsory for 2 or 3 years)
Why was mental and physical education so important?
Athenians believed in healthy body with a healthy mind.
Who supervised PE?
Paedotribes.
What were Athenian boys trained in when doing PE? (6)
Fitness, running, wrestling, jumping, throwing of discus and javelin.