Young women and women in the home

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Soyang T

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What is an oikos?
Whole extended family unit
Every athenina oikos strived for self - suffiency (like farmlands)
Why were some Athenian babies exposed? 
to see if the gods would save the baby (would be left in the hands of the gods)
Why were baby girls exposed more than boys?
Girls were more expensive, whilst boys would work for the family
What subjects did athenian girls study?
spinning wool, weaving and household duties
Source that young Athenian girls were taught to read
a red figure hydra depicting a woman reading
Why did lower class girls receive a more maths based education? 
they would have a more active role in running family business
What does Menander say about teaching woman to be educated?
“A man who teaches a woman to write should recognise he is providing poision to an asp”
Who would choose the groom of the bride (Athenian)
kyrios
Why were weddings arranged?
due to solidify an alliance between them
When were couples considered married in Athens
when they were betrothed to another (engagement)
the ceremony had no function but was nade for witness
What is dowry and why is it important?
A payment of negotiation for marriage, and if you didnt afford one, it would be hard finding someone to marry
Describe an Athenian Betrothal ceremony
Girls kyrios would select a groom and agree on dowry
They would swear oath in front of witnesses (legally married)
Athenian wedding customs: Day 1
Bride shares feast wit her family
Make sacrifices to Artemis Hera and Aphrodite to thank them and ask for blessings
Athenian Wedding Customs Day 2
Bride takes ritual bath
Dresses in fine clothing and wear veil and jewellery
Bride and groom share a lavish feast
Groom drags bride away from house in pretend force
Athenian Wedding Day 2 part 2
Couple travels from bride house to grooms house and is called a torchlit procession. Guests throw flowers and sing wedding songs
After the axel is burned
Bride is taken to hearth of the hOuse
Bride conusmattes te marriage
Day 3 Athenian wedding 
Couple come out of bedroom and guests are there and give gifts
Pericles Funeral Oration  
greatest glory will be hers who is least talked of among the men whether for good or bad
Prescribed Source: Grave Stele in Ampharete
Lots of drapery - modest
In house
Holding child - fertility
Prescrubed Source - The grave stele of Hegeso  
in house
sitting down
very rich - lots of drapery
Why do they use funeral stele  
Kyrios can show wealth and very virtuous modest
unmarried girl and married girl name
Parthenos
nymph
gyen 
woman who has had a child (fully grown)
Restrictions on Athenian kyria
Not allowed to go outside or dinner parties
where did slaves come from Athena + what do they do
captured in war or exposed as a baby
female slaves run errands and collect water
History of Sparta  
Started as small area, then grew largely and gained slaves (perioikoi)
First Messenian war  
spartan conquered and gained 7x more helots than spartas
Second messenian war  
Messenian helots rose up against masters and lasted 17 years
What happened after second messenian war
started spartan system
Spartans are highly trained soldiers
prevent helots rising up
Descibr what helots and perioiki are  
helots - enslaved people
perioiki - skilled craftsmen
Spartan Ethos  
women had to encourage their menfolk
praise strong warriors and critiques weaker
Household management for spartan woman
Spent all their time managing finance and oleros (family farm) And helots
Girls learn numeracy and rend to crops and livestock
Spartan Wedding night woman
bride cuts hair short
Dress in man clothes and sandals
Lie on floor of bedroom they share
spartan wedding night man
groom is with comrades eating dinner (syssition)
sleep in military barracks
middle of night he sneaks to house
groom and bride consummate
spartan wedding after  
groom leaves
couple are married
no witnesses and they don't live together until man is retired
why does bride cut hair short Sparta? 
because he was not used to being with women, so had to look masculine
were rations of food same for boys and girl  
yes
Duties of spartan wife:
produce heathy children
encourage devotion to state “either with your shield or on it”
manga household finance
manage oleros to contribute to syssition and feed family
freedoms of spArian woman  
they would own property
did not need to be escorted
trained in sports like men
What is spartan polyandry? 
spartan woman were allowed to commit to adultery to have the strongest children
IMportaht actaivuty for roman girls
in atrium they spun wool on looom