Role of Women
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World History [1]
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Women's History [2]
Role of Women Americas Africa Europe West Asia South Asia Southeast Asia East Asia 3500 ? 500 BCE Ancient Egypt: Female pharaohs. 500 BCE ? 500 CE Classical Rome: Emperor?s wives can suggest things, women controlled household property. Tribal Arabia: Some rights; women can trade. Hinduism & Caste: rights based on husband/father?s occupation. Confucianism (Qin/Han China): patriarchal, filial piety, elders > youth. 500 CE ? 1700 Post- Classical Aztec and Inca: patriarchal, mother?s of warriors have rights, women can sell things. Tribal (Things Fall Apart): polygamy, cook. After Islamic conversion: wore ?nude? clothes, can converse in public. Fedual: Upper-class men chivalrous; peasant women worked at farm, can only marry w/ lord?s consent.