Chapter 2 & 3

Question 1

Hesiod

Answer 1

a poet, wrote “Work and Days” about agriculture

Question 2

Thucydides

Answer 2

historian from Peloponnesian War (~400 BC) discussed the plague affecting Athens

Question 3

Hippocrates

Answer 3

Greek doctor from late 5th century; wrote the Hippocratic Oath that some physicians still take today

Question 4

Mediterranean Triad

Answer 4

Bread, olives and wine are the staple of Ancient Greek diets

Question 5

Oikos

Answer 5

home/family in Greek; the ancient Greek social foundation

Question 6

Sappho

Answer 6

female poet lived ~600 BC; looking for femail viewpoint on gender; called the 10th muse; from Lesbos

Question 7

Misogyny

Answer 7

“hatred for women”; male sources view women as an evil influence - an important structure in Greek society
-Houses had rooms for specific genders, rooms were not meant to be used by the other gender

Question 8

Xenophon

Answer 8

Athenian aristocrat and professional soldier; wrote about how the oikos was ran and the role of women

Question 9

Apasia

Answer 9

hetairai courtesan of Pericles, walked around in public with him; most likely the smartest person, fueled Pericles’ ideas and speeches;
-plain prostitues were “pornai” and hetairai were treated a bit better

Question 10

pederasty

Answer 10

“boy love”; young boys become involved with mature males until puberty to mentor them; no penetration, intercrural sex.

Question 11

amphidromia

Answer 11

5th day ritual to legitamize the birth of a baby; parents hung olive branches for boys/wool for girls; dad would flaunt baby around the hearth and dedicate the child the HEstia

Question 12

Hestia

Answer 12

goddess of the hearth

Question 13

symposium

Answer 13

drinking party of just men’ central institution where pederasty took place

Question 14

daughters

Answer 14

pais in greek

Question 15

parthenas

Answer 15

virgin in greek

Question 16

menarchy

Answer 16

period in greek