Answer: In ancient Roman families, the father had complete control over all members of the family.
Roman society was essentially based on the family as the fundamental pillar of society, and within it men, the father of the family, exercised totalitarian control over all its members. Thus a patriarchy was exercised, in which the father of the family (called pater familias) had absolute power over it.
The powers of the pater familias as head of the house varied. The word of the pater familias was considered irrevocably final. According to the archaic law of the twelve tables, the pater familias exercised the vitae necisque potestas - the power over life and death - over the members of the family. Under certain circumstances he was allowed to kill his children, his slaves or his wife. However, this right was restricted by social control.
Explanation:
<span>Increased as a way to improve one's own economic and social opportunities.</span>
The Minoan civilization developed Mediterranean Polyculture, that is the practice of growing more than one crop at the time, which resulted in a healthier diet for the population, and a population growth. Additionally, it preserved the fertility of the soil, unlike when only one crop is growing. This was not yet at standard- the Minoan civilization developed between 2000 and 1000 BC.
With a healthy population, the Minoans could also engage in trade with other places, such as with mainland Greece, which especially valued its pottery.
