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How much control did the Kyrios have over his daughters?

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Full control until marriage

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Athens had no…

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State education system

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Young Athenian girls would usually be educated…

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at home by their mothers

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Athenian girls would be taught to…(4):

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  • Spin wool
  • manage house hold finances
  • weave
  • cook
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Why were dowries important in Athens?(2):

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  • Incentive for men not to leave the marriage

- To support the new family

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Who were roman women under the control of?

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The paterfamilias

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During the roman naming ceremonies the family would…[3]:

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  • Make offerings
  • Have a party for family and friends
  • Give the child gifts and a Bulla
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What is a Bulla used for?

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To ward off evil spirits

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When would the child give up the Bulla?

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When the child entered adulthood

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Romans girls would be taught…(3):

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  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Arithmetic
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What were Roman teachers called?

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Literators

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What was odd about the spartan militaristic system?

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  • It was heavily reliant on women
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Spartan girls engaged in physical training so that they could…

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  • Withstand childbirth
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Who is Lycourgos?

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A legendary law maker that established spartan way of life

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The first female winner of the Olympic games was…

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A spartan named Cynisca

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Differences to Athenian and Spartan women(4):

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  • Spartans were not only baby makers
  • Spartans could buy land
  • Spartans could talk politics
  • Spartans could chose who they wanted to marry
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Why was Cynisca famous? (2):

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  • She was a spartan legend

- She owned a champion chariot team

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Spartan society was the only Greek society that…

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provided an education system for girls

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What was a Spartan woman’s most important role?

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To produce healthy sons to be good warriors

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Spartan women did not do…(3):

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  • House work
  • Spinning
  • Weaving
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An essential role for a Spartan woman was to… [2]:

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  • Install Spartan values on their children

- Send her child of to the Agoge at the age of 7

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How were Spartan women portrayed?(3):

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  • Athletic
  • Opinionated
  • Bossy
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Why do Spartan women not need to weave?

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Women had to focus on physical strength to birth a healthy child

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How did Lycourgos encourage healthy children?

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He made it so that men could not choose a woman at any time they had to wait until the woman was more mature

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Spartan women were free to..
Leave the house unescorted
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Restrictions Spartan women had to bear[2]:
- They had to send their sons away to the agoge | - If their husbands asked them to have sex with another man they had to do it
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Spartan women used to say...
‘Son, either with your shield or on it”
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What was said to be the greatest glory an Athenian kyria could achieve?
avoiding criticism
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The most important duty of an Athenian Kyria was...
producing a male son
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What were unmarried girls referred as in Athens?
Parthenos
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The Kyria would not be allowed to leave the house without...
a male escort
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A kyria had to...[3]:
- Manage the house hold slaves - train the new slaves - Oversee production of textiles
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What is a Gyne?
A kyria who has had a child and has been wed
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Why was it important that the Kyria produced male heirs?
So that the heir can carry the name of the house hold
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Wives in Athens were expected to be...
absolutely faithful to their husbands
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Athenian female domestic slaves(5):
- Prostitutes or domestic slaves - They were allowed to go out in public to run errands for the Kyria - They would answer the doors - Look after children - Collect water
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The Spartans believed that...
the slaves should do the domestic tasks
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Spartan women were responsible for managing...
the family's kleros(farm)
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Once a Roman girl is married she is called a...
Matrona
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What would a roman woman be called if she married the paterfamilias?
A Materfamilias
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Materfamilias had authority over(3);
- Slaves - Children - Dependent unmarried women of the household
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Matronas in poor families would...(4):
- Cook - Clean - spinning and weaving - look after children
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A Matrona in a wealthy family would...(3):
- oversee the slaves - read books - keep up with politics
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How did Female domestic slaves help to ensure the smooth running of an Athenian household?
By helping the kyria
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The quality of life of a female slave depended on...
The temperament of their masters
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Spartan Marriage match making customs(4):
- Young men and women would have plenty of opportunities to interact - There was no dowry - Main purpose was to produce children - Spartan girls married later than in Athens
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Athenian marriage customs(4):
- They were arranged by the kyrios as soon as the bride reached puberty - Marriages were handled like business deals - They would swear a solemn oath in front of witnesses - Relationships must be beneficial for both families
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Athenian wedding ceremony day one(2):
- Day one would be a feast between the bride and her female friends - Bride would make sacrifices to Artemis; a lock of hair and childhood toys
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How long are Athenian weddings?
3 days
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Athenian wedding ceremony day two(5):
- Ritual bath for bride - After she would dress in the fines clothes and jewellery - Kyrios would host a wedding feast - After there is a torch light procession - Bride is dragged away from her mother by groom
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Athenian wedding ceremony day three(3):
- Bride's female attendants will be outside the room - Singing of wedding songs - Gifts given
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Greek and Roman marriages were rarely...
based on love
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What were the purposes of roman marriages?(3):
- Solidifying businesses - Improving the social standing - Financial gain due to dowrys
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Roman Cum Manu weddings(2):
- The woman could inherit property from her husband | - She would be adopted into the husband's family
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Roman Sine Manu weddings(4):
- More common - Women would inherit from their blood family - Money would stay in immediate family - Do not require a dowry
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Children in Cum Manu marriages:
Belong to the same family as their mother and father
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Children in Sine Manu marriages:
Belong to only the father's family
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Why were Athenian adultery laws so severe?
So the legitimacy of the heir could not be questioned
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From the moment both roman families agree on the dowry...
The couple is considered married

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