greek

Question 1

what are the five ideals for a greek man

Answer 1

• expected to take part in city life
• contribute to wealth of oikos
• keep the community secure
• give his opinion at the assembly
• serve in the military

Question 2

who is a key example of an ideal greek woman

Answer 2

penelope : dutiful and faithful, birthed a worthy heir, keeps slaves controlled and skilled at weaving

Question 3

what was expected of greek women

Answer 3

fertile and faithful and beautiful

Question 4

two homeric epithets to refer to the beauty of both sexes

Answer 4

“white armed” for women
“god-like” for men

Question 5

what was female sexuality in greece viewed as

Answer 5

mysterious and powerful, with a sense of danger

Question 6

what is said in Aristophanes ‘Lysistrata’

Answer 6

the women of athena and sparta withheld sex from their husbands until the war between the two cities ended

Question 7

what are the divorce laws in greece for a woman

Answer 7

• would need her father to agree to take her back
• father would have to return the dowry he was given

Question 8

who couldn’t vote

Answer 8

women children and slaves

Question 9

what was a women’s role in the green oikos

Answer 9

• cannot be trusted with oikos
  had to manage slaves, control income, work with wool and raise children all under the scrutiny of a husband

Question 10

what is different about spartan women

Answer 10

• wore revealing clothes
• allowed to exercise
• ate the same food as the men
• not married until late teens to early 20s
• were literate and numerate
• could own property

Question 11

what was marriage in greece like

Answer 11

women expected to produce a male heir dispute risk associated with repeated pregnancies

Question 12

what did the greeks believe about the womb

Answer 12

The Greeks believed sex was necessary to stop a woman’s womb from floating around her body.
If a womb wondered, too long, it would reach her brain and drive her mad

To avoid this, it was expected a married. Couple should have sex three times a month for procreation and health.

Question 13

what was the benefit of marriage in Greece?

Answer 13

Marriage was key to ensuring that the regular intercourse is necessary for a women’s health took place within a controlled environment

Question 14

What was Pericles citizenship law, 451BC

Answer 14

Stated that a baby born in Athens was only Athenian if both his parents were Athenian citizens

Question 15

Name two marriages that were referred to as partnerships in ancient texts

Answer 15

odysseus and Penelope
Hector and Andromache

Question 16

What is a pederastic relationship?

Answer 16

as a boy, his sexual experiences might start with an older man in a gymnasium
The older man might play a significant role in the boys upbringing
a man could have multiple relationships he could fulfil the role of Eristes or Eromenos

Question 17

what happened after an Athenian citizen was married

Answer 17

He would attend a symposia were slaves were perform sexual favours. These are noisy events.

Question 18

What happened at a symposia?

Answer 18

Games like kottabos were played (attempting to flick dregs of wine from their cups across the room)

Question 19

What are the attitudes to adultery?

Answer 19

A legal obligation for a man to divorce his wife, if she had committed adultery if he did not, he could be prosecuted and deprived of his citizen rights

Question 20

why was adultery for women so bad?

Answer 20

Threaten the security of paternity within the oikos and so it was a crime against the state

Question 21

what was good conduct in Greece for men

Answer 21

• Men should keep their wives and check
• Have successful Oikos and contribute to the city

Question 22

what was good conduct in Greece for women

Answer 22

• Women should keep themselves and check
• Contribute to the next generation