1.2 YOUNG WOMEN

Question 1

An Athenian girl was under the control of…

Answer 1

Her kyrios

Question 2

How long did the typical Athenian wedding ceremony last?

Answer 2

Three days

Question 3

How did Athens keep track of who was married to who?

Answer 3

Eyewitnesses to the wedding ceremony

Question 4

In Sparta, who decided whether a baby would be raised or exposed?

Answer 4

A council of elders

Question 5

At what age would a Spartan man retire from full-time military service and move in with his wife?

Answer 5

30

Question 6

A Roman girl was under the control of..

Answer 6

Her paterfamilias

Question 7

Where was the “Sappho Fresco” uncovered?

Answer 7

Pompeii

Question 8

Which type of Roman marriage was the oldest, typically reserved for the patrician class?

Answer 8

Confarreatio

Question 9

What was a dowry?

Answer 9

A dowry was something of value that the bride gave the husband as part of the wedding ceremony. It could be money or cattle or property or something else of value. If the couple divorced, the dowry, or something equal to the value of the dowry, had to be returned to the women