Men ran the government,and spent a most of thier time away from home.When not involed in politics,the men spent time in the fields, overseeing or working the crops. For fun, in addition to drinking parties, the men enjoyed wrestling, and Olympic games₁. When the men entertained their male friends, women were not allowed to attend.

With the exception of ancient Sparta, greek women had vary limited FREEDOOM outside there home.In their home, Greek women were in CHARGE!Their job was to run the house and to bear children.Most Greek wonen did not do the house work themselves.Most Greek households had slaves.Female slaves cooked, cleaned, and worked in the fields.Male slaves watched the door, to make sure no one came in when the man of the house was away, except for female neighbors, and acted as tutors to the young male children. Wives and daughters were not allowed to watch the Olympic Games as the participants in the games did not wear clothes. Chariot racing was the only game women could win, and only then if they owned the horse. If that horse won, they received received the prize.

In Athens, as in most Greek city-states, with the exception of Sparta, girls stayed at home until they were married. Like their mother, they could attend certain festivals, funerals, and visit neighbors for brief periods of time. Their job was to help their mother, and to help in the fields, if necessary.In most Greek city-states, when young, the boys stayed at home, helping in the fields, sailing, and fishing. Age 6^th or 7^th, they went to school.Greek people love there H₂0.

Slaves were very important to ancient Greek daily life.Slaves cleaned and cooked, worked in the fields, factories, shops, in the mines, and on ships. Even the police force in ancient Athens was made up of slaves! Most slaves lives were not that different from a poor Greek citizen's life. There were things a slave could not do. They could not go to school, or enter politics, or use their own name. They were given a name by the citizen who owned them. They were the property of their owner, not citizens of ancient Greece.People became slaves in many ways. Some people became slaves when captured in battle. Some were the children of slaves. Some were Greek infants, abandoned on a hill or at the gates of a town, left to die, or to be rescued by someone passing by. Some children were sold into slavery by poor families, and some children were kidnapped. Slaves were so important to the culture of ancient Greece, that some historians believe there were as many slaves as citizens!