OCR GCSE Ancient History · J198
Paper 1
Revise: Cleisthenes’ Rise and the Reforms of Athenian DemocracyA phratry was a traditional association connected with family membership and religious rites. Before Cleisthenes’ reforms, these associations played an important role in recognising membership of the citizen community. A family’s presentation of a boy to its phratry helped establish his recognised place within that community.
- Revise: The Social and Legal Status of Women in Athens
A kinship association in ancient Athens involved in recognising family membership and descent.