what was school like in ancient timts? in greece 2,500 years ago students used to gat up at dawn to go to school classes begen very early and enede when it was dark students 'didnt rest on theweekends they had classes seven days aweek sothey 'didnt have time foranything else in athens only the sons of rich people went to school andthey started school around the age ofseven after they learned and write they used to study greek poetry and historical works important teachers used who 'didnt pay atten orlazy girls stayed at home with their mothers and learned how to do work in the home in ancient rome boys and girls from wealthy families received a bilingual education they had study greek and latin students usully had classes outside if the weather was good or in the 'teachers house young students sat on the floor older students used to sit on benches higher up that's how high school got its name education was very importait to the ancient aztecs of mexico boys and girls used toattend school but they were kept seprate from one another they learned aztec history myths but they memorized everything because there weren't any texbooks the boys received intensive military training and the girlls learned how to manage the home and the family there