Women in the ancient world

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Who did Zeus give Pandora to, as a gift?
Epimetheus
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Who 'clothed and styled her'
Athena
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Who put 'lies and crafty words and a thievish nature into her heart'?
Hermes
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Who is Helen of Troy's husband?
Menelaus
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Who was Helen of Troy's child?
Hermione
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Why did Clytemnestra kill her husband?
He killed their eldest daughter, Iphigenia
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In the prescribed source: the Iliad, why did the elders not want Helen to stay in Troy?
If she left, the Trojan War might cease to happen
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Why did the Romans steal the Sabine women?
To secure Rome's future- didn't have a lot of women to populate the new kingdom.
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What happened during the first war between the Sabines and the Romans?
The Romans won and killed their king in battle and took the treasures from the king
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Why did the Sabines and the Romans declare peace and create a truce?
The Sabine women put themselves on the battlefield and pleaded with them.
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Who was Tarpeia's father, an important Roman general?
Tarpeius
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Who killed Tarpeia?
The Sabines
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Who were thrown off 'Tarpeian Rock'?
Traitors
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Who is Lucretia's husband?
Tarquinius Collatinus
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Why did Lucretia win 'the prize in the contest of feminine virtue'?
Because she was 'completely occupied by her spinning'
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What did Lucretia make her brother and father promise to do?
To make sure that her ****** didn't go without punishment
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Why did girls in Athens not receive a structured education?
Had no place in the Assembly- equality didn't need be stressed in their upbringing
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What happened after the feast hosted by the bride's kyrios?
The torchlight procession
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Why was a sine manu marriage a less secure prospect for a Roman woman?
Divorce was easy- there was no dowry to repay
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What were wealthy Roman girls taught?
History, music, rhetoric
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In Rome, who decided if a child would be accepted or rejected?
The paterfamilias
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Were the women of the household invited to the symposium?
No
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Was prostitution in Athens legal and was not considered to be adultery?
Yes
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Where would the money that hetairai earned go?
Theirs to keep
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Where was Neaira born?
Corinth
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Who was Neaira's first master?
Nicarete
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Why was a court case brought against Neaira?
Stephanus claimed that she was the daughter of an Athenian citizen to her clients-adultery between citizens punished harshly.
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Where was Aspasia born?
Miletus
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Who was the politician that Aspasia had a high-profile relationship with?
Pericles
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What did the prostitutes in Rome wear?
Toga
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Why did Julius Caesar make Mark Antony break-off his relationship with Cytheris
The relationship had been public and personal
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Who killed Penthesilea?
Achilles
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Why did Penthesilea promise the Trojans that she would kill Achilles?
Their best fighter had been killed by Achilles. Morale low.
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How is Clodia different from the rest of the improper women studied?
She was a freeborn women from a ctizen family
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What was Caelius Rufus, one of Clodia's lovers, accused of?
Trying to poison Clodia and killing an Egytian ambassador
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Where were slaves bought and sold in Athens?
The agora
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What was the Draconian Law?
The murder of a slave was punishable by death
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What was the Kronia?
A festival in Athens which was celebrated for slaves. Dined with their masters. Played games with their master.
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How could freed male slaves in Athens get citizenship?
Once freed, become a metoikos and then present himself to the Council to register as a citizen
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What did the secret police, the krypteia, in Sparta do?
Go out at night and commit a mass genocide of helots
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Could slaves in Sparta pass on their family name to their children and marry?
Yes
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Who had the power to free slaves in Sparta?
The state
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Other than the state freeing slaves, how could slaves in Sparta be freed?
Fight Spartan warriors. If they won granted citizenship.
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Who were the ergastinai?
Athenian women weavers
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What were the helots role during times of war?
Acted as runners, lightly armoured soldiers
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What was a vilica in ancient Rome?
The head female slave responsible for managing a household
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Who taught wealthier girls in ancient Rome?
A litterator
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What is a nymphe?
An Athenian married woman who had not yet given birth to a child
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What is a gyne?
An Athenian married woman who had given birth to a child
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What was a parthenos?
An Anthenian unmarried virgin girl
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What is a pronuba?
A Roman citizen woman who had been married once and only once
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For how many years did a Vestal Virgin have to serve Vesta?
30
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Where was the Atrium Vestae located?
Next to the temple of Vesta
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What scene was depicted on the peplos dedicated to Athena?
The Gigantomachy
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How long did the Thesmophoria last?
3 days
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How is Vesta represented in her temple?
A flame that burns day and night
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What made a young Roman girl exempt from the selection process of choosing a Vestal Virgin?
Her father was a priest or her sister was already a Vestal Virgin
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Who was the Flaminica Dialis married to?
Flamen Dialis
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What was the only requirement to be a Flaminica Dialis?
Married to the Flamen Dialis through confarreatio and a virgin when they were married
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Where did the worship of Bona Dea take place?
At the house of a consul's wife or mother
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What was a college of augurs?
Male priests
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Who was not allowed to witness the worship of Bona Dea?
Men
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Who was allowed to be involved in an Athenian burial?
Women over 60 and direct relatives
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Why was a coin placed in the mouth of the dead body?
In order to pass into the Underworld; pay for crossing
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What was the procession that ended at the burial site called?
Ekphora
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How many people made up the boule?
500
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Who had a representative government?
Rome
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How many times could a citizen hold a position in the boule?
2
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What was the role of the herald in the Assembly?
Counted the votes
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Where did Agnodice train?
Alexandria, Egypt
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Why did Agnodice hide her true identity?
It ws illegal to practice medicine or midwifery as a woman
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Why was Agnodice acquitted?
The women of Athens defended her and put pressure on the men
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What did a praetor do?
Ran law courts
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What did a quaestor do?
Managed Rome's finances
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How long did a dictator in Rome serve before stepping down?
6 months
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What was the consequence of Agnodice court case?
The law against female physicians was revoked
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