Women in Power

Question 1

what type of government did Athens have

Answer 1

democratic

Question 2

what was the Ekklesia and when and where would they meet

Answer 2

Ekklesia was the government made of 5,000 Athenian, they would meet on the Pnyx every 9 days

Question 3

explain the boule

Answer 3

A council of 500 citizen men chosen every year from the Assembly randomly. They chose what would be discussed. It was a full time job that and they would be paid by the state

Question 4

what was the prescribed source of which the main character is Proxagora

Answer 4

The Assembly woman by Aristophanes

Question 5

in the Assembly woman play what crude jokes does the writer make about women

Answer 5

.The women keep swearing on female gods
.they address the assembly as women
.one of the women try to knit when disguised as a man

Question 6

what are the Greek cases in the women of power

Answer 6

The story of Agnodice
The assembly women play

Question 7

what was the Curses Honorum

Answer 7

There was a ladder of political offices that men pursuing a career in politics would climb in order to eventually hold one of the two most powerful positions in Rome:

Question 8

what were the quistels

Answer 8

people within the Curses Honorum that managed Rome’s finances

Question 9

what were the Adiles and how many were there

Answer 9

.They were in charge of law and order and they looked after markets

Question 10

Who were the Praetors and how many

Answer 10

there were six of them and they ran the courts and justice systems

Question 11

What did the consoles do and why were there two of them

Answer 11

command the armies and look after the people of Rome, they had the top position

There were two so that they were able to contradict one another

Question 12

how long did the members of the Cursus Honnoromhave their positions

Answer 12

they only held their positions for a one year period

Question 13

Why was the Oppian law implemented in the first place?

Answer 13

It was due to the financial impact the Punic war had on Rome. The government believed that excess display of wealth should be band and all extra money should be given to help the City of Rome

Question 14

What was the Oppian law?

Answer 14

a law that barred wealthy women from showcasing their wealth

Question 15

what was the boule and was it Greek or Roman

Answer 15

.a council of 500 Greek citizens who decided what issues would be discussed in the assembly

Question 16

how often would the Athenian assembly meet

Answer 16

every nine days

Question 17

what was the senate

Answer 17

Rome’s central governing body formed of men

Question 18

what was the cursis honorum

Answer 18

the ladder of political offices in Rome

Question 19

how many quaestors were there and what did they do

Answer 19

20
managed Rome’s finances

Question 20

how many aediles were there and what did they do

Answer 20

4
oversaw public services

Question 21

how many praetors where there and what did they do

Answer 21

.8
.ran the law courts

Question 22

how many consuls were there and what were their jobs

Answer 22

.2
. co-heads of states
.they passed laws

Question 23

what was the magistrate

Answer 23

an elected politician in Rome

Question 24

who was Praecia that Plutarch refers to

Answer 24

The lover of Cethegus

she was a very influential woman as no public measure was approved until it was approved by by her

Question 25

what was the role Sempronia

Answer 25

Cataline recruited Sempronia a manipulative and smart woman of high class to convince people to side with him in over throwing the government

.Cataline was later found out and punished, but Sempronia as not as no one believe that a woman could play a role in treason.