Daily life in Ancient Greece



Daily life in Ancient Greece.

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Greek Food

The Greeks ate nice and simple food. B______________(13 across), c____________(16 across) made from goat’s milk, o _____________ (6 down) and olive oil, dried fish , f______________ (12 across) and w_____________ (11 across) mixed with water. Women did all the cooking. The Greeks did not eat much meat, but they did eat lots f_____________ (12 down) which was sold every day in the market places.

Greek families

In poor families, the women looked after the children, did all the h_____________ (5 across) , all the c_____________ (18 across) and even worked to earn money as well. In the home, men and women lived in d _____________ (9 down) rooms. The men had p_____________ (2 down) with their friends in the big front rooms and the women and children lived in small back rooms. Rich families had s____________ (8 across) to do all the housework and look after the children, so rich women probably got quite bored around the house all day with nothing to do.

Greek women

Although the Greeks believed in some women gods, real women were not treated very fairly. They were not allowed to make up any of the rules or l______ (1 down) and could not vote. They had to do as their fathers and husbands told them. Men could d____________ (14 down) their wives if they got bored with them, but the women were stuck with their husbands, even if they hated them.

Getting married

It was the fathers who decided who their daughters could marry. They wanted rich and successful h_______________ (3 down) for their daughters to make the family look good. The night before the girl got married, she had to burn all her t___________ (15 down). Sometimes the girl would meet her husband for the first time on her w_____________ (10 across) day. After they got married, there was a big party, just like after a wedding today.

School

Greek girls were not allowed to go to s____________ (17 across). The boys started school very young and were taught to fight like

s___________(7 down). They also learned about m____________ (19 across) and p__________ (4 down). The boys were forced to learn stories and poems off by heart. Rich boys also learned about philosophy. Philosophy is thinking and writing about thinking.

|cheese |cooking |soldiers |parties |wine |

|slaves |divorce |bread |laws |fish |

|figs |toys |school |music |housework |

|husbands |different |olives |wedding |poetry |

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