A Comparison Of Ancient Greek Slavery, Spinning And Weaving

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I am writing about ancient Greeks Religion, Slavery and Spinning and Weaving. Animal sacrifices were a common way of honoring the gods. Part of the animal was for the god and the rest was eaten by worshippers. In ancient Greek religion, both men and women could be priests, but only men could perform sacrifices. Women also took part in processions and wove cloth for statues. Slavery was a normal part of everyday life for ancient Greeks. Only the poorest families did not have slaves to help out at home. Female slaves were often employed a wet nurses which means that they would breastfeed their employer’s children. Thracian nurses had the best reputation in ancient Greece. Women had to tease out lambs’ wool and spin it into thread, before

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