Ancient Greece is arguably the birthplace of democracy‚ a society built on principles of equal rights and privileges. Ironically equality did not exist in this democracy because women could not vote. Woman had no say in government because they were not considered citizens. Women were treated as inferior to men‚ subjected to stay at home‚ marry and bear sons. This was a much maculated society. Sophocles lived from 497-406 B.C.E in Ancient Greece during this form of democracy. His plays reflect the
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Megan Bright Palenchar‚ Hour 2 November 8‚ 2009 Sophocles was Grecian dramatist who liked to argue that women were more capable and strong than the Greek society believed them to be. In ancient Greece‚ women had about as many rights as the slaves. For her entire life‚ a woman would live under the control of her father‚ husband‚ or other male relative. Women did not leave the household but instead spent all day taking care of it. Women with wealth didn’t work and supervised the slaves. The
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Gender Imbalance In early imperial China‚ the way of life was very different than it is in China today. Men were known to have taken care of the fields. Women were to stay at home and to their woman’s work. Their work consisted of sewing‚ weaving‚ spinning‚ and embroidery. This is the Confucian way of how to be a good woman. Although‚ it was not necessary for these jobs to be done year- round; many women also had the job of tea picking. In that time‚ people believed that women who picked tea would
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simply an aid to esthetic pleasure. By the 10th century‚ gunpowder began to be used for military purposes in China in the form of rockets and explosive bombs fired from catapults. The first reference to cannon appears in 1126 when oil bamboo tubes were used to launch missiles at the enemy. Eventually bamboo tubes were replaced by metal tubes‚ and the oldest cannon in China dates from 1290. From China‚ the military use of gunpowder appears to have spread to Japan and Europe. "It was used by the Mongols
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conventional roles and values but also intrigue the responder. To what extent have the composers of TWO prescribed texts and one of your own choosing achieved this? In order for a text to remain‚ relevant and intriguing to responders throughout many contexts‚ it must challenge conventional roles and values in a revealing and provocative manner. A role that is vital to human understanding is the concept of gender and the effect it has on identity. Through the challenging of these binary gender roles‚ Shekhar
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become more commonly used. During this time‚ the Silk Roads linked the Roman Empire to the Han Dynasty. Both the empires dominated their respective regions and were very influential to history through their advancements and discoveries. Silk from China in the east was of high demand along the west as well as other exotic goods such as pottery‚ paper‚ and spices. The Silk Roads were in heavy use nearing the end of this time period especially during the Pax Romana and the Han Golden Age.
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The Hundred Schools of Thought was an era of great cultural and intellectual expansion in China that lasted from 770 to 222 BCE. In around 500 BCE‚ after the Zhou state weakened and China moved in to the period of warring states‚ the classic period of Chinese philosophy‚ known as the Golden Age‚ began. This period saw the rise of numerous Chinese philosophers and academics. Many of the great Chinese texts have intensely enriched Chinese lifestyles and social awareness up to the present day. However
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that are antithetical to Haggard’s traditional notion of society in which the men held positions of authority and women were expected to remain in the domestic realm. The origin of Gagool’s powers are unknown‚ but she is connected with a mysterious‚ ancient past due to her advanced age and the continual references she provides to having seen events that had centuries previously. Gagool states‚ “when the country was young I was
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China is a major supplier to almost everything in the US‚ from child toys to cars. But‚ behind this major manufacturing country is a complex government. Due China’s major promotional campaigns‚ lack of concern for the environment‚ and revolting citizens‚ has caused them to establish a stable and effective government. Premotion takes over China in 1958‚ and communism is overtaking the country. They have created a famine in Shanghai to create propaganda to promote themselves. This has been witnessed
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Although it is clear women in Homer’s The Odyssey are hierarchically lower than men‚ and have to follow societal norms and the orders of men‚ women also have the power to disrupt and distract Odysseus’ journey home. Men have clear dominance over the lives of women throughout The Odyssey and make choices for them in instances even when they are completely capable. This is evident even with mother-son relationships. Telemachus commands Penelope‚ his own mother to “go back to [her] quarters. Tend to
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