Ancient Greece s Role Influencing Today s Modern Society

Esteban Aguirre HST 347 Professor Simonton 11/18/15 Second paper Ancient Greece has played a vital role influencing today’s modern society, and as we learn more about women in this time period, connections continue to be drawn on today’s societal norms. Politics, art, philosophy, drama, and architecture are all influenced heavily by Ancient Greek civilizations. Greece at the time was not a united nation, but rather a collection of sovereign communities referred to as â€Å"City-States†; each City-State had different customs, beliefs but shared the same religion, language, and ritual practices. Due to the terrain, location, and whether it was difficult for communication and further development of communities. Therefore we see a vast spectrum†¦show more content†¦Ã¢â‚¬Å"Spartans were the only Greek women whose upbringing was prescribed by the same state and who were educated at state expense† (Palmaroy 97). The Spartan women unlike the rest of Greek women, who spent most of their time indoor and given less food, were well nourished, drank wine, and partook in outdoor exercise. In Dillon and Garland the first hand account says: â€Å"Lykourgos†¦prescribed physical training for the female sex no less than for the male†(DG Xenophon â€Å"Constitution of the Spartans† 4.16). Women in Athens were subjected to poor treatment and â€Å"performed the domestic tasks of spinning and weaving, food preparation, and childcare†(Palmaroy 29). It was found desirable for men that women be subjected to only the household so that there would be no mistake or rumor of a mans wife sleeping or flirting with someone else. Women from Attica had to be taught how to manage the household as well as sometimes even to learn how to speak since they only new the basics and were taught to stay inside. We see a shared religious role shared between these City-States. Since all of Greece shared had a unanimous religion, women had a vital role in religious procedures. Excluded from the p olitical life of the polis, women played a vital role in religious life. â€Å"Here a chorus of well-born Athenian women list their religious activities in which they have participated in the past, which include having been an