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What The Ancient Greeks Ate The Greek diet was very healthy. Food in Ancient Greece consisted of grains, wheat, barley, fruit, vegetables, breads, and cake.

Facts About Ancient Greece The earliest Greek people lived 4,000 years ago. The Greeks wore light, loose clothes as the weather was hot for most of the year. Ancient Greeks loved sport and most cities in Ancient Greece had public gymnasiums where people gathered to train and relax.

Greek People Men had a much better life in Ancient Greece than women. Normally, Only men could be full citizens. Only men made the important decisions. Only men could be full citizens. Only men made the important decisions. Normally, only

Famous Ancient Greek People Plato He was a brilliant student of Socrates and later carried on his work. He gathered Socrates' ideas and wrote them down in a book. Plato founded the world's first university.

Ancient Greek Weddings Marriage Girls had to do exactly as their father told them and this included marrying the man their father chose for them. Even when married, a women was not free.

Ancient Greece School The way children were educated was different in each city state. Boys learned to be good fighters. Greek schools were small. They had only one teacher and about ten or twenty boys. Education was also different for boys and girls.

Ancient Greek sport The Greeks had four national sports festivals, where athletes from different city states competed against one another. The most important of the sports contests was the Olympic Games. These were played at Olympia, every four years, in honour of Zeus.