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By : Michael C

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The daily life in ancient Greece was very interesting.

__** Men **__ Most of the men had to give input into the government. They had meetings where they would discuss the problems they had. Men also had to oversee the fields and crops. They had to make sure the slaves where doing good work in the fields. Men also enjoyed Horse back riding and wrestling. They also had to sail to trade their goods. They also had to go hunting so they could bring home food for the rest of the family.



Women had very little freedom. Most of the wealthy women never left the house, they sent slaves to the market. They mostly only left the house on rare occasions. Some of those occasions where weddings, funerals, and some religious festivals. There main job was to run the household and watch the children. Most women stayed home to supervise the slaves to make sure they where doing what they where suppose to.
 * Women **

People who had a lot of money could afford slaves. The slaves had even harder lives then the other people.They where in charge of doing all the hard work throughout the house. Male slaves mainly worked outside. They mainly worked out in the field. They also went to the market to buy the food the female slaves needed. Another duty they had was to protect the women of the house when the male of the house was gone. They did not spend much time in the house doing chores, those jobs were the female slaves jobs.
 * Slaves**

Female slaves had to mainly work in the house. They cooked, cleaned, and worked in the fields. They also went to the market to get food so they could cook. Whenever the man of the house had friends over, they did not want to see the slaves unless they where serving them. Sometimes they had to watch the children. They where rarely let out of the house unless they where going to work in the fields or go to the market to get food.