Compare And Contrast: Islam Vs. Mongolia

Compare and Contrast: Islam vs. Mongolia The role of woman throughout history has ranged greatly from place to place. During the Post Classical period, Mongolia and the Islamic belief had many similarities and differences when it comes to their belief of the woman's position in society and in the family. Woman during the Post Classical period had many similarities when it came to Islamic and Mongolian belief. Both societies had the idea that woman do play a role in the civilization. The Islamic people believed that woman should have higher role in society. They were treated with much more respect on the basis that they were the key gender in raising the children and keeping the house. This respect for woman was a change from the original
ideals that early societies enacted. The many patriarchal societies in the Middle East now had woman in control. Not to say that they were the main political figures, but they had a larger role in society. The woman took care of the home and still had contact with the work that the men did also. One job that they really excelled at working was textiles. Trade that travels on the Silk Road and other trade from China and Asia flowed through the Middle East. The woman took the silk and other fabrics to make the clothing. This leads to the role of the Mongol women. The Mongol women were some of the highest respected women in history. The woman in the Mongolian society were greatly respected in society and in the household. At points in the Mongolian history, there were woman leaders that took control and more powerful than many man leaders. The two groups of people had many similarities in the fact that they greatly respected the role of woman in in society and especially the household. The role of woman in each area of the world also had many differences in the cultures. The woman in the Mongolian society had the same basic rights throughout the history. They stayed at the head of the household and still had many roles in politics. The role was kept throughout history and also effected many other cultures idea of woman. The role of woman in Islam, however, did change. Rather than keep the same basic roles in politics, the woman receded back into the household. Islamic belief had the females being more in the house and being a "Chinese-like"status to look pretty. They lost their ability to show their faces according to the Islamic belief. The role os women fell in society while the Mongolians gave them the core rights. The two also differentiated through the way people can move in the social classes. Mongolians remained the same and allowed them to move easily, while Islam ket woman down. They could not move up into the more important roles in society, and thus had the same role throughout their lives. Throughout the Post Classical Period, the role of woman were very similar and very different in the areas that Islam effected and the Mongols effected.