N5 Prelims Flashcards
What is a deme
Units of local government which each male citizen was required to be registered with
Many tribes were there in Athens
10
Who were Athenian citizenships not granted to
Women
Metics
Slaves
What were the rights of Athenian citizen ship
To speak in assembly
To elect generals
To make decisions abt wa and peace
To be rotected by laws
To worship
To take someone to court
To be paid for public service
What jobs were slaves given
Scythian archers
Secretaries(educated slaves)
On farms
Nanny’s
Basically everything
What are the hetaerae
Intelligent foreneir women but are permanent ally doomed with the status of prostitude
Name examples of direct democracy
5th centenary Athens
All citizens were included in the organisation and running of the city
Citizens met at an assembly 4x per month
Each citizen voted on new laws decisions of war political elections and taxation
Name examples of indirect democracy
Elected officials represent views of groups of people
Citizens do not vote in person
Individuals do not hve as much inputintoth running of the county
Referendums are the only chance we have a direct say Ona single issue
Name 9 facts about the assembly in Athens
Male citizens only
4 times per month
1st meeting = food supply and defence
2nd meeting = petitions , any business
3rd/4th meeting = all other buisness
Meetings were on the hillside near Athens
6000 citizens needed for important buisness
Voting done by a show of hands
All citizens had a political voice in Athens
What were Greek houses built with
Sun dried bricks
Why did the windows on a Greek house mostly face in towards the court
To stop burglars and to keep the Ouse coo in the summer heat
What was the purpose of Herms
They brought good luck to the family who lived in the house
What was commonly found i the courtyard of a Greek house
A well
How was cooking done in a Greek household
Over an open fire
What were some foods that were commonly stored in a Greek household kitchen
Barley
wheat
lentils
coriander
sesame
grapes
figs
almond
olive oil
wine
vinegar
Why was meat such a special thing in ancient Athens
Because it was expensive and hard to get
What is an andron
A place where Greek men dined and wined and socialised during an event called a symposium
What is a symposium
Ike a party but in Athens it was where males got otter and socialised while drinking and eating with entertainment
Where were the women while the men were in the andron
They were confined to the seclusion of their rooms
Who wasn’t allowed in the andron
Women
Describe the interior of an andron
Couches placed around the walls
Tiled floors
Paintings and instruments hanging from the walls
Small oiled lamps
Decorated with wreaths of flowers hung from the wall
Tapestries hung on the all
Who decided how strong the wine would be at a symposium
The kyrios
What did the Athenians do at symposiums
Play games and watch the entertainment while drinking
What was the entertainment like at Athenian symposiums
Acrobats flute girls and dancers also prostitution
What is the gynaeceum in an Athenian household
A separate section of the house reserved for women
Where women would spend most of their time weaving spinning and other domestic tasks like taking care of their children
Where was the gynaeceum located an Athenian house
On the upper floors separated from the men’s quarters by a series of locked doors
Who is the kyrios
And what was he responsible for
Lord of his household
Main role = pass intact to a successor within the family
Responsible for the prayer of the family
Responsible for organising in the festivals of his clan
Responsible for taking interest in local affairs
Responsible for arranging the marine of his sons and dowries for his daughters
Responsible for managing and disciplining his wife children and slaves
What was the role of an Athenian wife in the household
We’re expected to manage the household from their husbands
Managing the children slaves and family budget
These women did not go to school
They brought up from birth to be wives mother and housekeepers
Responsibilities of an Athenian wife?
Expected to work in the home cooking cleaning and managing the household finances
To work at the loom room
To look after the children
To produce heirs for their husbands
Take care of the sick
Train their daughters how to be good housewives
Carry out funeral rites for relatives
What was a general good Athenian wife like
Seen and not heard
Look after all domestic affairs
Should obey and support all her husband in everything
Not go outdoors too often unless for religious occasions
Be obideient and modest
No adultery and were allowed to be killed if caught in the act
Restricted t the company of her husband
What were the restrictions on Athenian women?
Women were not allowed to socialise independently with their husbands
Denied democratic rights
They could not have careers or join armed forces
What was the main purpose of getting married in classical Athens
To produce an heir for the man of the household
How was a marriage arranged in Athens
By the girls father
(They were not arranged for romantic reasons)
What age were you girls most likely to get married in athens
14 or 15
( They could be betrothed by 5 )
What was eating married like from a young girl in Athens
They would leave the Rome and family to enter what oiled have been a near strangers home
It was upsetting for most
Family and relatives wold bear witness to the girls virginity and of the size of the dowery
What was a wedding dowery in Athenian weddings
Was a sum of money or property value in cash which was the daughters share of the family’s wealth
It was used to support them while they were married and if they were divorced it had to be returned
It was a mark of status
What did girls do to prepare for a wedding in Athens
Dedicate their toys to Artemis to indicate the end of their childhood
Bathe in water take from a special fountain near the acropolis
Brides water was brought in a special jar called a lourtrophoros
Bride dedicated a oak of hair to some gods like Hera and Artemis
What happened on the wedding day ?
Women were helped by their mothers and brides maids
Have their har ad make up done
Wear a special dress with a veil
Door of the fathers house was decorated with ivy and bay leaves
Bride was then escorted to her new home
A wedding song was sung to her music of pipes
She was greeted by her mother in law a her new house
Nuts and fruit were grown at the newly weds
There was a wedding feast
Women were separated from the men
The husband took the wife to he bedroom after the feast
The bride and groom ate a quince together
Wedding gifts would be sent
Why was childbirth such a major cause of death in women in Athens
It was s dangerous because
Complications during pregnancy
Complications whist giveing birth
Infection after giving birth
All of these things could happen
Why was the thought of child birth so scary for young mothers in Athens
They had no control over there own bodies and knew the dangers associated with it
What was exposure in Athens
A common practise in the ancient world for children was exposure the process of rejecting an infant and casting it out to die
What was the process of exposure
If the father choose not to accept it into the family he had to cast it out the Ouse to die or to be picked up by a passer by
Why were girl babies more at risk in Athens
Gils were seen as a burden on the family a dowry would have to be provided whereas boys could work and provide for their family
What were some reasons why a child might have ben exposed in Athens
The baby looked ill r weak
Teh family were poor and unable to look after the baby
The baby had a physical disability / deformity
It was illegitimate
What kinds of toys did girls in Athens play with
Dolls
Balls
Hoops
Why did so little children make it to adulthood
Babies had to survive the rick o exposure at the hands of their father
If the mother had died during childbirth or had become ill after the chances of a newborn surviving were slim to none unless a wet-nurse could be provided
There was bad medical care
Something as simple as falling over and scratching their knee could kill a child
