Author Question: What action could the male family head, the paterfamilias, take? a. Sell his children b. Put his ... (Read 96 times)

stephzh · **on:** Sep 12, 2019

Question 1

All of the following are true of the Mycenaeans EXCEPT

a. they were a Greek-speaking people strongly influenced by the Minoans.
b. like the Minoans, they engaged in extensive trade.
c. their greatest strength was unity among the various Mycenaean centers of civilization.
d. their kings, who controlled the armed forces, trade, and the judiciary, were assisted by an aristocracy.
e. the bottom of Mycenaean society consisted of slaves, most of whom had been captured in war.

Question 2

What action could the male family head, the paterfamilias, take?

a. Sell his children
b. Put his children to death
c. Arrange the marriages of his daughters
d. Assign the person who would serve as guardian in his absence
e. Enjoy multiple wives