Flashcards
Week 5
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- 1Define PhiloiFriends
- 2Define EkhthroiEnemies
- 3Have to be ___ to enemy, and ___ to your friends.bad to your enemy and supportive and honourable to your friends
- 4What is the myth of Medeia of Colchis?A young Greek hero, Jason of iolchus, comes to Medeias city to take the golden fleece so that he can be ruler. Medeia falls in love with him and betrays her family to help him. Medeia is a magician and she kills the giant snake that's guarding the . Then she goes back to Greece with him and they get married. She saves him multiple times adn helps him get his throne. After a few years, Jason decides he wants to marry someone else to get better connections so he leaves Medeia. He has embarrased her and as revenge she kills their children.
- 5What was the golden fleece used for in myths?Used when sacrificing heroes
- 6Define PolemosWar
- 7Define PolemiosOne at war with you
- 8Define PolemioiWar enemies, when cities are at war with one another, their citizens are this
- 9Define Xeniaguest friendship
- 10What is a guest friendship?When two families become friends, the friendship continues for generations
- 11Define ProxeniaA bond of trust between a polis and a prominent individual of another polis
- 12Define HubrisIntentionally dishonouring behaviour
- 13Where were Athenians encouraged to practice competition?Controlled environment, i.e. Athletic arenas
- 14Define SophoronSelf controlled man
- 15Define SophrosuneAcknowledgment of ones own limitations
- 16Define SymposionDrinking together
- 17What is a symposia?An event for adult males, where they drink in a small room and have intellectual conversations.
- 18What do you have to do to at a sympisia?engage in conversation and debate, play games, and performed poetry and music
- 19____ were invited to symposias only as entertainers.women
- 20What is kottabos?A wine game played at symposias, when there were only a few drops of wine left, then men would flick it out of cup and try and hit a target
- 21Why did wine cups have images of men vomiting at the bottom of them?to remind the drinkers to remember limitations, to know when to stop
- 22Who are the Metics?Residences of Athens who are not Athenian
- 23there is no ___ in Athens but citizens still had to be involvedtax
- 24What were some ways that Athenians could be involved in the city?Men would become soldiers
Go to assembly that was every 10 days
Volunteer as a juror - 25Define autochthonoussprung from the soil of their land
- 26Why did Athenians believe they were superior?Because they were the only ones that could claim the land because they are descendants of Ion son of Apollo and Athenian queen kreousa
- 27What was only way for someone to be considered a citizen of Athens?If both of their parents were Athenian and they owned land
- 28Very rarely would a forignor get a ____.Athenian citizenship
- 29Define Oikoshousehold
- 30Define KuriosMaster; senior male of house
- 31Define KureiaProtection
- 32What would be considered the property of the Kurios?women and children, land, slaves, buildings, tools, animals
- 33____ could be proof of Athenian citizenship.family tomb
- 34How would an athenian maintain rights?Through legitimacy
- 35How did Athenians create a more stable society?Through equalizing wealth, so no one was richer then another
- 36What happened if Kurios died before sons were 18?A guardian was appointed to the oikos
- 37What happened if a male had no heirs?Then he could adopt a relative
- 38Daughters could not ___ property because they had no political voice.inheirit
- 39What happened if a kurios died and he only had a daughter and no sons?daughter would become an heiress and be forced to marry one of her uncles so that it didnt create an unbalance in the distribution of wealth.
- 40Define EpiklerosHeiress
- 41Define KlerosProperty, estate
- 42What were 2 purposes of a marriage in Athens?To procreate children
To pass property to someone legitimate - 43what is the official formula of marriage?'I give you this woman for the plowing of legitimate children'
- 44The normal age of marriage for women was ____.15-16
- 45The normal age of marriage for men was ____.30
- 46Why was there such a huge age difference between a man and woman who are getting married?A man had to wait for his Kurios to either retire or die for him to start his own Oikos
- 47Divorce could only be initiated by husband. True or False?False, could be initaiated by wife as well
- 48It was easier for a ____ to divorce a ____.husband to divorce a wife
- 49When was divorce mandatory?A wife automatically got a divorce if the husband committed adultery.
- 50Why was adultery considered worst then rape?if adultery occured and the couple didn't get a divorce fast enough, any future children could be questioned about their legitimacy and that was not good in Athenian society.
- 51What is an example of a terrible husband in Athenian society?Andokides brought prostitutes to the house he shared with his wife.
- 52What was exepected of a husband and wife with sexual relationships?A wife who had sexual relations with a man that was her husband was adultery
But it was acceptable for a husband to have sexual relations between prostitutes and concubines - 53When was it not accpetable for a man to have sexual relations with a woman that wasnt his wife?When that woman was a respected Athenian
If caught in the act, the man could be killed on sight - 54Were a husband and wife meant to love eachother?no but it was considered good if they did because then there was less chance of divorce
- 55What were the only times is was considered acceptable for a woman to leave her house?During festivals, funerals, and other events
- 56A ____ of a lower status sometimes had to choice but to leave house to work.Woman
- 57What was a woman in charge of in her house?food preparations and storage
textile production
administration of resources
supervision of slaves
housekeeping
Bringing up children - 58Wife was the ___ of the house.administrator
- 59Where was the mans place?outside, doing politics, athletics, war etc
- 60When was it acceptable for a non related male to enter house?When he was invited and kurios was there
- 61Children had a ____ in Athens.high mortality rate
- 62Define pallakaiConcubine
- 63What is a concubine?A woman that stayed in a permanent or long term relationship with a man but they weren't legally married. If she had a child, they were free but they couldn't inheirit
- 64What is a prostitute?Not Athenian by birht, worked in brothels, homes or other venues for money
- 65What is a courtesanAn educated and sophisticated woman, could be wealthy and respetced. Clients were the athenian elite.
- 66Define pornaiprostitute
- 67Define hetairaiCourtesan
- 68Who was Aspasia?the courtesan of an Athenian leader, rumoured that she gave him political advice which was unheard of in this time period
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