1. Student Life in Ancient Greece

5. A Letter from Timons

6. Similarities and Differences of Schools in Ancient Athens & Schools in the United States Similar: Classes taught: history, literature, arithmetic, geometry, music, physical- education Writing taught by repeated practice Different teachers for different subjects Learning to read aloud and memorization considered important Different Students went to school with their personal slaves, or pedagogues Students write on wax tablets with pointed sticks No punctuation or spaces between words Only boys go to school, beginning at age 7

7. The Greek Alphabet LowercaseUppercaseEnglish TransliterationsName αΑaAlpha βΒbBeta γΓgGamma δΔdDelta εΕeE-psilon ζΖzZeta ηΗeEta θΘthTheta ιΙiIota κΚkKappa λΛlLambda μΜmMu νΝnNu ξΞksXi οΟoO-micron πΠpPi ρΡrRho σΣsSigma τΤtTau υΥu or yU-psilon φΦphPhi χΧchChi ΨψpsPsi ωΩoO-mega