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Daily Life Ancient Greek’s homes were built out of mud brick, stone, or wood, and were very plain. They only had about 2 or 3 rooms, which were built around a courtyard. Men and women did not sleep in the same rooms. The women and the men led separate lives. //Gynaeceum// was known as the women's quarters. In these rooms, the women might have spun, weaved, or entertained their friends. The rich people in Ancient Greece would buy jewelry, clothes, and slaves. Some popular housepets were birds, dogs, and mice. They also kept tortoises, and goats. The Greeks created a lot of statues. The statues were used to decorate houses, or to mark graves. Some were also used to decorate temples. Some materials they used to make statues was terracota, wood, and bronze. //Teccacota// is clay and sand mixed together. This was used to make small statues. Some of the statues were made of stone. These statues were made out of limestone and marble. They also painted their sculptures. Sometimes they would add glass, ivory, or stone. These were put in the sculpture for the eyes.

The Ancient Greeks also played sports, and were athletes. The Olympic Games developed in 776 B.C. They were held every four years and are still going today. All wars stopped when the games were going on. This allowed people to travel safetly to Olympia. There was a group of buildings that were built for the games. These buildings were very extraordinary. Some of the events in the Olympic Games included running, boxing, chariot races, horse races, wrestling, and the pentathlon. The winners were awarded with a wreath of olive leaves, wool ribbons, and palm branches.

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