1. read the following facts about daily life of ancient greeks and then use them to complete the text about a typical greek family. there is one extra fact which you don't need to use. a. greek soldiers used to capture people in wars and make them slaves. b. people in ancient greece used to eat meat only on special occasions such as festivals. c. only men used to be citizens in athens while women used to stay at home and raise children. d. athenian women couldn't vote but they could have some influence. e. girls in ancient greece didn't use to go to school. f. ancient greeks used to think about daughters as a problem because parents had to provide them with dowries before they got married. g. greek men used to drink wine and discuss political problems all night long. h. ancient greeks used to gather at an agora – a central marketplace where people could do shopping or business and meet their friends – to discuss the current affairs and solve different political and social problems. the daily life of an ancient greek was very similar to our life today. of course, they didn't use to have smartphones, computers, expensive cars and even electricity. but their society was highly developed: they lived in good houses and enjoyed exotic food, could get education and serve in the army, they organized sporting events, read literature and listened to music and, what is more important, they had a stable system of government which we still use today - democracy alexis and kassandra lived in the centre of athens. their family was rich enough because alexis was a talented craftsman: he made high-class pottery. alexis also took great interest in the city's affairs. his wife kassandra couldn't participate in politics or own property. alexis and kassandra had two children – a son and a daughter. but alexis wasn't upset about it: his daughter was very young and he was rich enough to find a good match for his lovely girl. like many other greek families, alexis and kassandra had slaves – fedra and dimitry. fedra did most of the housework and helped kassandra with the children. dimitry was a teacher who taught alexis's son reading, writing and maths. alexis used to get up very early in the morning to prepare for a regular meeting of the citizens of athens. but before leaving he used to worship the gods: alexis poured them a special drink in the courtyard. kasandra used to spend her day at home teaching their daughter domestic skills – cooking and weaving. after that she used to sit in the courtyard and relax and the children used to play there. after the meeting alexis used to buy some food (cheese, fish, olives, vegetables) and wine at the agora. at home he used to tell his wife about the debate and kassanra didn't use to hide her opinion about the problems. besides, kassandra also managed the family's finances. in the evening alexis used to meet his friends to discuss daily meetings. women couldn't attend such meetings. and the next day used to bring new problems for discussion which there were a lot of in ancient
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