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The Greeks
By Sophie
The start of the Greeks
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About 2500 years ago the Greeks
created a way of life.
The Greeks lived in mainland Greece and
the Greek islands, but also now known as
Turkey.
Greek family
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Many Greek parents wanted a boy, so that
when he was older he would look after his
parents in old age.
Many Greek parents wanted boy children.
A daughter went away when she married, and
had to take a wedding gift or dowry.
This could be expensive, if a family had lots
of daughters.
Going to school
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At the age of 3, children were given jugs to show that
babyhood was over.
Boys went to school at the age of 7.
Girls were taught at home by their mothers, a few
girls learned to read and write.
Girls learned housework, cooking and skills such as
weaving at home.
Boys at school learned reading, writing, arithmetic,
music and poetry.
They wrote on wooden tablets covered with soft wax,
using a pointed stick called a stylus.
They used an abacus, with beads strung on wires or
wooden rods, to help with maths.
Greeks at home
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Most Greek houses were small. The Greek
houses were usually made of sun-dried mud
brick. Mud houses crumbled away in a few
years, and had to be rebuilt. So
archaeologists do not dig up the ruins of
Ancient Greek homes. The Greek houses had a
roof made of clay tiles, and small windows,
with no glass, but wooden shutters to keep
out the hot sun.
Rich Greeks had slaves they usually had more
than 50!
Greek food
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Breakfast might be bread dipped in wine (made from
grapes), with fruit.
Lunch might be bread and cheese.
For dinner, people ate porridge made from barley,
with cheese, fish, vegetables, eggs and fruit.
For pudding people ate nuts, figs and cakes
sweetened with honey.
Only rich people ate much meat, including hares, deer
and wild boar killed by hunters.
Octopus was a favourite seafood.
Rich people always ate at home; only slaves and poor
people ate in public.
Olives were a favourite.
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