2. Which marriage did not hand the wife over to the guardianship of her husband's family? coemptio confarreatio sine manu usus
3. The Latin word for marriage (matrimonium) suggests the underlying purpose of marriages was: to cement relationships between families to create a family to create a financially binding legal contract to provide a festival for the friends and families involved
4. What was the earliest age young women could marry? 12 14 16 18
5. In which type of marriage did the husband pay a token bride price? coemptio confarreatio sine manu usus
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