Ancient Greece Research Paper

Ancient Greece: Society, Culture & Identity
Ancient Greece was made up of independent city-states and sometimes they were called polis (oligarchy) except the cities of Athens and Sparta. The Spartans were ruled by monarchy while the Athenians introduced the first democratic government in the world. This meant that citizens of Athens were allowed to vote to choose in the political matters. Therefore, to be a citizen one would have to be born with Athenian parents and be a male. Men were either serving in the military, into political issues, hosting parties or in the theater for entertaining. Metics, people who immigrated to Athens to trade or practice their craft, were not allowed to take part in political matters, and could never truly earn
Women were trained in domestic skills for them to be able to run a home when married, they might be married off by their fathers at the earliest age of 13 . The main purpose of marriage was to produce a child who will continue the father’s affair once he grows up. Children can be kept or abandoned once born, the choice is up to the parents. The agora is where most of the socializing happens, men goes there to shop for the needs. The only women allowed in the agora were slaves who do tasks for their masters. And women who do not have slaves to carry out their tasks for the
Once a year, in Athens, people go up to the Parthenon, a temple on top of the acropolis, to present the goddess Athena a new robe for her birthday. At the temple oxen and other animals were sacrificed while the meat was distributed for the people to eat. This celebration included dancing, singing, games, and prizes. Even foreign residents celebrated it. This how celebrations bring people together. The Ancient Greeks’ belief in their gods was strong. A normal home in Ancient Greece included an altar for the