During the Song Dynasty (960–1279) in Ancient China‚ the gender in which a person was born as‚ changed their whole path of life. Their role in society‚ their education‚ their power in the household were very different depending on if they were male or female. A typical female had much less power compared to a man; they were considered the inferior gender. It was unfair‚ and to an extend‚ cruel‚ the way that women were treated compared to a man‚ but during that time in China‚ it was so normal that
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related to each other through their fathers. Common examples of patriarchal based beliefs creep up in statements such as “Men are the head of household” Or “Men should be the breadwinner”. This paper will examine the origin of patriarchy in ancient history in order to negate a popular claim that patriarchy is an inevitable biological event that will always naturally occur in humanity. This is
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Life for women in Ancient India had several different aspects that were both positive and negative. Marriage was a negative area of life where women were perceived as minor; in most cases‚ women were not able to receive property. They would also get married at young ages because women were viewed as a liability to their family (Duiker and Spielvogel). The role of women in society was also quite minor compared to men who often had more responsibilities‚ such as working in fields. Positive aspects
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The Role of Women in Ancient Greece and Egypt Throughout history‚ most societies held women in an inferior status compared to that of men. This was often justified as being the natural result of biological differences between the sexes. In many societies‚ for example‚ people believed women to be more emotional and less decisive than men. Women were also viewed to be less intelligent and less creative by nature. However‚ research shows that women and men have the same range of emotional‚ intellectual
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The role of women in different civilizations‚ even though on different spectrums of the world‚ had many similarities and only a few differences. Women in these four civilizations: Greece‚ Egypt‚ China‚ and India faced many of the same hardships‚ struggles‚ and prejudices. Some of this treatment of women didn’t even end until present day (1920’s). In some of these civilizations women were able to rise up somewhat in their communities but it didn’t come without some kind of interference. When it came
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Roman Women The Romans believed that women were the weaker sex. Families mourned when a baby girl was born‚ and sometimes girls were exposed - left out in the cold to die - if the father was displeased. Often daughters were hated by their fathers. Doctors thought that a woman’s womb moved about inside her body‚ from her stomach to her legs‚ and caused hysteria‚ fainting and fits. However highborn a woman was‚ she was not a citizen and could not vote. Women had few legal rights‚ and were dependent
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Women were not treated very well in ancient societies‚ being looked down upon and seen as those who are there just to watch the children and cook for the family. The women were expected to do whatever their husband told them and if they didn’t‚ they’d be seen as bad wives. This view was prompted and promoted by many different things There were major figures like Aristotle who preached this idea and people were taught that women were less than men.. Women in the ancient societies of Greece‚ Rome‚
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divided in various ways from culture to culture. At times‚ the roles of women throughout history can be harder to pin-point. This is because the vast majority if societies where (or later became) strictly patriarchal and thus the power and focus remained on men‚ often disregarding the experiences of women. That said‚ through what is known of women’s experiences it can be determined that‚ although the social status and treatment of women varied greatly from culture to culture‚ some tasks were unilaterally
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To what extent was Themistocles responsible for the Greek victory in the Persian wars in 480-479BC? Themistocles was a prominent figure within the Greek battles against the Persians during the periods of 480-479 BC. Themistocles had a major influence in the battles at Artemisium‚ Salamis‚ Plataea and Mycale which lead to the Greek victory in the war. Through his unique contributions to the battles‚ Themistocles had greatly impacted on these victories some majorly others to a small extent‚ achieved
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shows the very real affection that was considered the norm in Ancient Egypt. Egypt treated its women better than any of the other major civilizations of the ancient world. The Egyptians believed that joy and happiness were legitimate goals of life and regarded home and family as the major source of delight. It was taken for granted in the ancient world that the head of the house was the man. The true meaning of this fact for women varied considerably from one place and time to another‚ and
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