Share 2021 - PART I - LB2 - L29
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WHO DO YOU THINK WENT TO SCHOOL IN ATHENS
Boys.
BOYS OR GIRLS?
WHO WENT TO SCHOOL IN SPARTA
Both.
BOYS OR GIRLS?
WHAT DID SPARTAN BOYS LEARN AT SCHOOL?
Everything was centered on military objectives
so they learned survival skills and were trained to be great soldiers. Sparta had the most powerful army in Ancient Greece.
WHAT WAS SPARTAN BOYS' TRAINING LIKE?
It was very hard and painful. They didn't eat well.
HOW OLD WERE ATHENIAN AND SPARTAN BOYS WHEN THEY WENT TO SCHOOL?
6 years old.
WHERE DID ATHENIAN GIRLS LEARN TO READ AND WRITE?
At home.
WHERE DID SPARTAN GIRLS LEARN?
They went to military school.
WHAT DID SPARTAN GIRLS LEARN?
and combat skills.
gymnastics
Wrestling
WHAT KIND OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES DID GREEK CHILDREN USE?
They used a wax tablet and wrote with a stylus made of wood
or metal.
bone
WHY DIDN'T GREEK CHILDREN HAVE BOOKS?
Books were very expensive. Only a few students could afford and the rest had to memorize the subjects.
HOW MANY STUDENTS WERE THERE IN A CLASSROOM?
Around 10.
WHERE DID STUDENTS SIT?
On wooden stools.
WHAT HAPPENED IF STUDENTS MISBEHAVED?
They received corporal punishment.
