WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -Greek boys went to school, but girls did not. Girls in wealthier families might have been taught to read but, most stayed at home and learned how to do housework. This was not the same everywhere, though. In Sparta, for example, girls had more freedom and they were taught how to fight.

Detailed explanation-2: -Athenian girls were not formally educated; instead, their mothers taught them the domestic skills necessary for running a household. Formal education for boys consisted of rhetoric, necessary for effective political participation, and physical education in preparation for military service.

Detailed explanation-3: -Most Greek children, especially the girls, never went to school. Greek girls were not allowed to go to school and were often educated at home. The boys started school at 7 years old, and stayed until they were about 14. In the mornings they learned to read, write and do simple maths.

Detailed explanation-4: -Why were boys in Athens educated differently from girls? Only boys could grow up to be citizens. What task was performed by both women and some slaves in Athens? Because Spartan men were expected to serve in the army for 60 years, who did Sparta rely on to produce the goods they needed?

Detailed explanation-5: -The primary purpose of Athenian education was to produce thinkers, people well-trained in arts and sciences, people prepared for peace or war. Young Athenian boys were tutored at home until the age of six or seven, and then they were sent to neighborhood schools for primary education until they were 14 years of age.