ancient civilization education
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Education in
Ancient Civilizations
By: Bill Huan
Anci
ent
Egyp
tian
Educa
tion The ancient Egyptians studied
and went to school in temples.
If their families could afford it,
they could also ask private
teachers or tutors to teach their
kids.
Anci
ent
Egyp
tian
Educa
tion C
on…
They had to learn hundreds of hieroglyphs
as well as complicated
arithmetic. Up to the age of 4, the
children in Ancient Egypt
were taught by their
moms. After that, they
were taken over by their
father. Then, if they had
the money, their family
could consider sending
their kids to school.
Anci
ent
Egyp
tian
Educa
tion
They went to school in hopes of becoming a priest or a scribe. These two jobs were both paid a lot so they went to school to learn how to read and write.It was very hard to get into a proper school with real teachers with knowledge because only the rich families could afford their kids to go to the expensive schools and to get proper education.
Anci
ent
Meso
pota
mia
Educa
tion
Only boys went to school in Ancient Mesopotamia The teachers were
extremely strict, punishing the boys by
whipping them if they
didn’t do work that was up to their high standards.
Anci
ent
Meso
pota
mia
Educa
tion
Even under the rough
circumstances in school, most of
the boys still wanted to go to
school because they could get a
good job when they grew up
since they knew how to write
and read, which could give them
very good employment
becoming a scribe or teacher.
The children back then were
mostly taught by their own
parents to pass down their
knowledge to future generations. The Sumerians
were the first people to suggest
going to school in temples, to
teach the kids
Anci
ent
Meso
pota
mia
Educa
tion
The families also had to
have a considerable amount of money to
send the children to school. The students were
taught in temples. The Mesopotamians
were the first people to
start writing and keeping
track of history, thanks
to the Sumerians
Anci
ent
Gre
ece
Educa
tion
People valued school very highly
in Ancient Greece since you
could meet famous scientist and
poets from around the world.
Only the boys could go to school
since girls were taught at home.
There were two different types
of education in Ancient Greece;
Formal and informal. Formal
teaching is when kids went to
proper public school taught by
teachers with real education.
Informal education was taught
by an unpaid teacher in a place
not meant for teaching.
Anci
ent
Gre
ece
Educa
tion
They learned about science
and poet mainly, and were
often visited by some famous
scientists that’s discovery
still impacts humans today.
Getting education also had a
huge price to play to get the
chance to meet famous
people while getting formal
education. Only the wealthier
families could afford
education for their children
or themselves, since you had
to pay to go to school.
Anci
ent
Gre
ece
Educa
tion
There were also different types
of schools according to age. Up
until you’re 14, you have
attended “Elementary School”.
After 14, you get the option to
go to “Secondary School” if
you were interested or still had
the money to pay for it.
They often learned about
science and poetry, and also
took physical education
everyday to defend themselves from others and
also to be prepared for war if
need be.
Anci
ent
Rom
e
Educa
tion
The Ancient Greeks, who had a very organized style and structure to their education, heavily influenced the Roman
education. The Ancient Romans
would later go on to influence the western
civilization in their respect for education.
Anci
ent
Rom
e
Educa
tion
The Roman children got
taught by their parents when
education wasn’t invented
yet, and they learned the
jobs that their mom and dad
had and then passed it on
for many generations.
Both boys and girls went to
school, which is a lots
different than some of the
other ancient dynasties
which only allowed boys to
go since the girls needed to
take care of chores in their
own homes.
Anci
ent
Rom
e
Educa
tion
In an education perspective, lots
of people consider the Romans
and Greeks working together. If
the Romans wanted to pursue a
career in philosophy, they would
go to Greece. If the Greeks
wanted to learn all about laws
and speech, they would go to
Rome. The Romans also developed
stages for children depending on
their age. For example, the
children would be taught by their
own parents when they were
young and then between the
ages of 9-12 they would learn all
about writing and speaking skills.
Modern
Canada
Educa
tion
Every child in Canada
needs to start education from the ages 2-5 and has to get education until you are 18 and up.
2-5 years old is preschool, 5-12 is elementary school, 13-
17 is secondary school, 17 and up is either University or college.
Modern
Canada
Educa
tion
You could also get home-
schooled by your own
parents and/or private
tutors, but the education
must be up to par with the
other kids in his/her age.
Everyone learns from a
wide perspective starting
from math and L.A. to P.E.
and art. You also have to apply for a
university or college to get
a degree and job or proper
education.
Modern
Canada
Educa
tion
It is also up to your own
family to get extra education
outside of your school
curriculum from extra
tutors/private teachers to
improve in a certain subject.
To apply for a job, you will
also need a certain degree
for the job to start working.
If you wanted to, you could
also attend private schools,
where you have to take
exams to go into and learned
harder and extra things.
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Civilizations”.