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  • What kind of school did Spartan boys attend?
    They attended military school.
  • How old were the Spartan boys when they went to a military school?
    The Spartan boys were 6.
  • What did Athenian boys have to learn at school?
    They had to learn reading and writing and how to play the lyre, a musical instrument.
  • What did Spartan boys learn at school?
    They learned survival skills and they were trained to be great soldiers.
  • Where did they sit?
    They sat on wooden stools.
  • What did Spartan girls learn at school?
    They learned gymnastics, wrestling, and combat skills like the boys.
  • Why was discipline so strict in Spartan schools?
    Because in Sparta the main purpose of education was to produce excellent soldiers. Sparta had the most powerful army in Ancient Greece.
  • Where did many Athenian boys learn to read and write?
    They learned to read and write at school.
  • What kind of school objects did Greek children use?
    They used a wax tablet to write on using a stylus made of wood, bone or metal.
  • Did Athenian girls go to school?
    No, they didn’t
  • What happened if students misbehaved?
    They had corporal punishment.
  • Where did many Athenian girls learn to read and write?
    They learned to read and write at home.
  • Why didn’t they have books?
    Because they were very expensive.
  • Did Spartan girls also go to school?
    Yes, they did
  • How old were the Athenian boys when they went to a primary school?
    They were 6
  • How many students were there in a classroom?
    There were around 10
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