Ancient Greek Society By: Sam, Noelle, Erin, and Todd Mrs. Wasserman Period 8

The roles of women in ancient Greece They had almost no free time Unable to attend many events Only had guest over when their husband is home Only a few were educated Childbearing Visit tombs Had to cover their face and be accompanied by a man when they left the home

The common practices regarding marriages Girls were married at 15 years old Girls father choose husband The bride took a special bath Meet for the first time on the marriage day Rode a chariot Shared food

The family duties specific to females Family duties of females: Having children Running the household Manage the slaves If they lived in a less wealthy household, they had to do all the work In charge of working the fields in peasant homes

Family duties specific to males Family duties of the male: In charge of the house and family Their jobs were either businessmen or farmers They sat on the couch and made the women fed them and have their slaves entertain them

QUIZ!! 1)Did males or female have more free time in the day? 2)At which age was a female usually married? 3)Who was in charge of the families? 4)Who was in charge of the slaves?

Works Cited Fisher, Grant and Harlan, Cheri Beth. “Roles of Men, Women and Children.” Voyage Back in Time: Ancient Greece and Rome Web. Retrieved 16 March 2011 from. projects/webunits/greecerome/index.html Peach, Susan and Milford, Andy. “The Role of Women”. The Greeks Book. Retrieved 17 March 2011 Hemingway, Colette. “Women in Classical Greece”. Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Web. Retrieved 16 March 2011 from

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