DIDACTIC UNIT 6. 6TH COURSE. AT SCHOOL. SCHOOL IN GREECE AND IN ROME (READING)
Was school in ancient Greece similar to our school? Read this text and you´ll know about it. THE ANCIENT GREEKS The Ancient Greeks lived in small towns at the base of a fortified rock, called an acropolis. Every town had a market and a meeting place called an agora. People went shopping, met their friends or discussed the organisation of their city at the agora. The important buildings such as the temples, gymnasiums, council halls, fountain houses and theatres were around the agora. Greek men went to work very early in the morning. After their day´s work, they did the shopping for the family, went to a gymnasium or visited their friends. Then they went home for the evening meal. In Ancient Greek families the women stayed at home and looked after the children. Their job was to organise the home. Rich families had slaves and the women taught them to do the housework. A woman did not express o...