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900 BCE
Ancient Hebrews
-Marriages were arranged during the child's early years
-The bride was 'bought' by the grooms family and she also received a dowry from her family to take to her new home.
-Marriage contracts were signed by a man and woman
-Fathers were more concerned with marrying off their sons than their daughters because he also had to give a dowry to his prospective father-in-law of his son when marrying him off
-The price paid by the father of the groom to the father of the bride was called mohar -
900 BCE
Ancient Hebrew
-Marriage was more of an agreement between two families than between two individuals
-The husband was able to divorce his wife if she was unable to produce any children -
800 BCE
Ancient Greeks
- Men married later than women, around the age of 30 while the women married in their teens -The main job for the brides was to produce children -Men sought after satisfaction with courtesans or male lovers due to the arranged marriages -Divorce grew popular as it became more easier to attain http://factsanddetails.com/world/cat56/sub367/item2024.html
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Period: 800 BCE to 500 BCE
Ancient Greeks
