1. Marriage in Ancient
Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Ca
nada

2.  In Ancient Greece marriage were set up by
their parents.
 Girls married at the ages between 14-18
years.
 Men married at the ages 20 or 30yrs.
 A set of rituals were set for the happy couple.
 The first ritual started with a bath then the
groom would go to the brides house in a cart.
Then they would feast at the brides father’s
house. Then the groom would take the bride
to his parents house. Then the groom's parents
would shower them in nuts and fruit.

3.  The father gave the groom money, goods and
estate, her skills
 Most girls where married at the age of 14 and
their husbands were 30 years.
 There was a three part ceremony which was
3 days long
 There was a pre-wedding which was
called proaulia then there was the real
wedding which was called the gamos then
there was the post-wedding which was called
epaulia

4.  The father of the household was the head
of the house.
 The wife supervised the house and the
slaves.
 Most Greek parents arranged the wedding
for their children.
 Many children wanted to go to school but
they didn’t
 The majority of the kids who went to
school were boys.

5.  The men would have to pay the wife’s family
money, goods and estate.
 If the wife cheated on the husband then
divorces was automatic
 A divorce can happen in two ways by a wife
leaving or a husband asking the wife to
leave.

6.  Marriages in Ancient Rome were not very
romantic. It was an agreement though the
two families.
 Men married in early 20’s and woman would
be married in their mid or late teens.
 The parents would consult their close friends
about it.
 A marriage would not happen unless the
bride and groom were Roman Citizens

7.  The eldest man ran the religious
ceremonies, taught his son how to farm, and
made the decisions.
 Even when his kids got married and grew up he
was still the boss.
 He was in charge of the problems in the house.
 Kids were taught to respect their elders, and be
good citizens.
 Slaves were also in families households. But they
were fed, did all their jobs that they were to do
and they wore the clothes that the owners gave
them.

8. A divorce was just like a
marriage, simple, they had to say that they
were getting a divorce in front of seven
people.
 Divorce was common because since a
divorce was easy to call then it was very
common in Ancient Rome.
 The wife would want her money, goods and
estate.
 The wife would then go back to her
protection of her father.

9.  The woman would be 14 or 15 years old and
the man would be around the ages anywhere
from 17-20 years.
 They were encouraged to marry young
because life span was short.
 The bride would move her things to the
grooms house.
 The bride wore a long dress made out of
linen that was covered in a long bead-net.

10.  When a woman was pregnant she would lay
down by her husband.
 Twins were very special
 The birth of a child was a celebration as well
as a concern.

11.  The woman would move back to her
parents.
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 They could remarry and have more children.
 the man can bring another woman while
still married but woman could not.

12.  Girlsgot married at the age of 14
 The marriage in ancient Mesopotamia to
modern Canada because they both have the
man or woman propose to the woman or
man. Then they have the wedding.
 After the wedding they both find a house
together.

13.  Woman could go anywhere and everywhere
with her husbands permission.
 Children were respected by their parents.
 Big families would have slaves.
 All the people in Ancient Mesopotamia
enjoyed to eat!!!!
 Beef, lamb, pork, goat, duck and geese were
the common meat that rich families and
ate.
 Poor families rarely ate meat.

14.  The woman got all her valuables back.
 Divorce was usually called by the husband.
 men sometimes had to pay a fine.
 A woman could be thrown out of the house
with no money and naked.

15.  In BC people can get married at the age of 19
and older, in Alberta people can get married
at the age of 18 and older, In Ontario people
have to be 18 and older, In Quebec people
have to be 16 and older, and in New
Brunswick you have to be 18 and older.
 Same gender marriages got legal in 2005.

16.  Children boys and girls can go to school and
have the education they need.
 Children and families can have a very
comforting home.
 When families separate then the kids go with
the mother.
 Children have very much freedom.
 Children's have many rights.

17.  Steps to figure out.
 Figuring out were the children will go
 The one another's financial information.
 If people want to divorce they got to court.

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