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Growing up in Ancient Greece

Greek Boys

Greek Girls

Similarities

How are they alike ?

That they play the same musical instruments and that the boys and girls undergo rituals.

Differences

How are they different ?

Girls don't go to school

Children do go to school

For girl babies, the family decorated the house with wreaths made of wool.

For boy babies, the family decorated the house with wreaths of olives.

Boys stayed home until they were six or seven years old. They helped grow crops in the fields

Girls helped their mothers with chores in the house or in the fields.

Some girls learned to play musical instruments.

Boys learned to play the lyre .