Considering new math discoveries were made frequently, were they just taught what was assumed to be true until it proven or disproven.
Considering new math discoveries were made frequently, were they just taught what was assumed to be true until it proven or disproven.
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Basic arithmetic and simple geometry.
Anything higher than that was the exclusive province of adult specialists.
Pretty sure it was just reading/writing, physical education and maybe music back then. And I believe only males and non-slaves were able to attend.
This would probably be a better question for /r/AskHistorians or any of the subs more likely to have experts on ancient Greece. But it is fun to imagine kids with stone tablets and the teacher saying “This is the Pythagorean Theorem, named for Pythagoras, who’s right over there.” He waves
Depends on a lot of things. Ancient Greece isn’t a monolith, you’re talking about many different city states and potentially a period ranging like 1,000 years. It also depended a lot on your gender, social status, and wealth. But to give a very general answer, basic arithmetic hasn’t changed much and math beyond that would have been studied as part of a trade like masonry or being a merchant. There were some schools that taught more theoretical math but most people didn’t attend them.