Notes on Greek Project

We worked on our greek project today and I took some notes about Spartan women in Greece.

• Similar to the guys, girls were taken from their homes at age 7 and sent to school 
• they learned wrestling, gymnastics, fighting, and other physical training 
• Spartan women did not get married unitl 18-20 but did not live with their husbands until a lot later 
• for the wedding night women cut their hair short and dressed in male clothing 
• women in Sparta had much more freedom and independence than women in other greek city-states 
• mothers had little responsibility for their children and they were not as tied to them as other women. 
• their husbands were also a minor part of their lives 
• even though, some cases were shown where families were close to each other