Ancient Greece
The earliest Greek civilisations thrived nearly 4000 years ago. The ancient Greeks lived in Greece and the countries that we now call Bulgaria and Turkey.
The Ancient Greek empire spread over Europe as far as France. The Greek Empire was most powerful between 2000 BC and 146 BC. The ancient Greeks developed new ideas for government, philosophy, religion and art.
Ancient Greece was split into many different states and each one was ruled in its own way. Each state had its own laws, government and money but they shared the same language and religion. The two most important city states were Athens and Sparta.
Women didn't have as many privileges as men in ancient Greece. For example, they were not allowed to eat or sleep in the same room as men, go to the Olympics, or go into the marketplace or streets of the city.
Since they spent a lot of time in the house, their most important tasks, aside from having children, were running the household and managing the slaves. Women in less wealthy households did not have slaves and had to do all the housework themselves. In peasant households, the women were in charge of working the fields.
From Voyage back in time https://sites.google.com/site/voyagebackintime/home/greece-roles-of-men-women-and-children Accessed: 25 April 2018
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