AncientGreek Values

①Ancient Greek civilizationhas greatly helped the building of today’s society．Many countries nowstill base their laws and ethics(伦理)on the teachingsand doings of ancient Greeks．In everyday life，ancient Greeks valued loyalty，glory,intelligence and hospitality(好客)．These may seem simple values，but they dideffectively shape ancient Greece into a most referenced culture in history．

②During ancient Greece，men were required to goto school and learn．Boys were taught at home until theywere 6 years old and then sent off to school．AncientGreek schools featured a structure that had boys in school from the age of sixuntil fourteen and then an optional additional four years．The boys were trained in arts and in citizen training．Citizen training prepared Greek boys for two aspects of adult life，which were peace and war．

③Glory for young men in ancientGreece was the same as fame to young people today．Stories of war glories and battles were handed down to young men sothat they desired to make their names along with the victory of a battle．

④Helping your fellow man wasan important aspect of life in ancient Greece．Ancient Greeks were kind and generous．They offered food，shelter and protection totravelers without question．They believed that helpingothers was their brotherly duty．

⑤Loyalty is perhaps the mostimportant value of ancient Greek civilization．It was stressed in everything the Greeksdid．They believed in loyalty to the family, thecommunity and most importantly to the gods．The gods ofancient Greece often sent tests to citizens．Keepingfaith through the tests was a sign of loyalty and belief．