The earliest Greek civilization thrived around 4,000 years ago. Some of the things that
they had that we still use today are the arts, science, math, literature, and politics. The
Greeks were known for their great intelligence, military strategies, and their buildings.
All Greek's spoke the same language. This made it easier to trade and to
communicate between different parts of the country. All Greeks believed in the same gods
and also shared some common heritage. The Greeks believed that there was a god for
everything on earth. A few examples of these gods are Zeus, ruler of the gods. Posidon
was the god of the ocean and Hades, god of the under world.
The Greek government was not a monarchy with a king and queen. Instead the
Greek government was a city-state. A city-state is when each city has its own separate
The men were a very important part of the Greek civilization because they were
the ones that ran the government. The men were also the ones who would plant and work
the fields or would oversee them. They would also spend time sailing, hunting, or
manufacturing things for trade. For fun, the men would attend drinking parties, would
wrestle, and enjoyed horse back riding. When the men held drinking parties for his friends
the wives and daughters were not aloud to attend.
The women in the Greek civilization were very limited to what they were allowed
to do. They were permitted to attend weddings, funerals, and visit female neighbors for
brief periods. The main responsibility for the women were to bear children and to watch
over the house and make sure it was cleaned by one of the slaves because women were
rarely ever responsible for cleaning the house. Women slaves were the cooks, cleaners,
and sometimes even worked in the fields. The male slaves would act as a guard and
would stand at the door and protect the women when the man was away. Only other
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