Week 5 Flashcards
What 4 types of Rites of Passage are always present in ancient societies?
- Perinatal
- Wedding
- Death
- Funeral
Mesopotamian rites of passage usually centred around the deity ________.
Ishtar/Inanna
What is the Brick of Childbirth?
- A Mesopotamian childbirth tradition
- A mother squatted on 2 large sacred brick while giving birth
Who named the child in Mesopotamia?
The Father
What were the 3 ritual stages of Mesopotamian childbirth?
- Anointing the mother
- Birth
- Gender Reveal
In Mesopotamian Royal new year celebrations, the final performer was required to ___________.
Draw blood
The goal of a Mesopotamian marriage was _____
conception
When were Mesopotamian marriage contracts settled?
Childhood
(the family would settle the contract with another families’ child at a young age, consistently gift giving bride prices until the children were of age to marry)
In Ancient Iran, the bride’s male relatives give her in marriage at age ____
15
In Greeks, the bride’s male relatives gave her in marriage from the ages of ___ to ___.
13-15
What made a marriage contract official in Mesopotamia?
- A simple oral declaration by both parties
What made a marriage contract official in Syria-Canaan?
- A simple oral declaration by both parties
True or False: Greek marriages had an official declaration of consent.
FALSE
There was NO declaration of consent in Ancient Greece
What made a marriage contract official in Ancient Rome?
- The holding of hands by the couple
In Mesopotamia, what followed the official contract of marriage?
Courtship Rituals
What occurred in Ancient Israel after a wedding proclamation?
- A long period (often up to 7 days) of feasting and wine drinking
What did the groom have to do after a Mesopotamian marriage was made official?
Separate from his family
Who escorted the bride to her new husband’s home in Mesopotamia?
The Groom’s friends
What was a katachysmata?
- A post-wedding tradition in Ancient Greece in which a shower of fruits, nuts, and coins would be dropped on the groom’s hearth
What did Ancient Greeks typically do when a marriage was being consummated?
They sang wedding songs outside the bedroom chamber
Roman brides had to have their hair parted by ___________ before their wedding ceremony.
A spearhead
A Roman bride’s white dress was tied with a ___________
Herculean knot
What followed a Roman wedding ceremony?
A procession to the groom’s house with rude sexual jokes and songs being hurled around
Upon entering her new husband’s home, a Roman wife had to receive __________ and __________ from him.
Fire and Water
