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educaTiOn in ancienT Greece
Greeks were very concerned in producing good citizens which is why education was so important to them.
Sadly, schools were expensive, so only the rich children could attend, although it is believed that Sparta did have some public schools.
Girls and boys received different types of education. Boys entered school at age 7; some only attended for four years but the wealthier ones could study up to ten years. Most girls were taught at home.
While boys were studying math, science, literature, and philosophy, girls were focusing on becoming good housekeepers. Both were taught to read and write.
WhO Was aesOp?
Aesop was a storyteller; he was born in ancient Greece in the 620 B.C.E and died in 560 B.C.E. He is known all over the world for his famous fables. It has been said that Aesop was a slave but his master liked his stories so much that he gave him his freedom.
Most of the things we now know about Aesop were passed down orally, generation by generation. It was much later when people started to write down his fables.
He usually used animals as his main characters. These fables have been teaching us moral lessons for centuries.
It is uncertain if he is the actual writer of all the fables, or if he was just an excellent storyteller who told folktales.
Aesop’s fables have been translated into almost every language.
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