A Woman 's Choice : Classic Eurasia

In current times in America, the role of women and the role of men is about equal. When it comes to home life, it’s just as common for women to go out and work as it is for a man to do it. Women have even run for President. However, in the Harappan society in ancient India, and in Sumerian times in ancient Mesopotamia, the equality and respect of women weren’t as strong as it is today. Regardless, women were respected to a certain level. Overall, the respect of women in ancient India was similar to the respect of women in Mesopotamia because goddesses were seen as powerful, young women were admired, and women were highly regarded for being able to give birth.

Our world has been a male dominated society from the beginning of time. In most cultures, especially in ancient times, women were thought of as secondary to their male counterparts. Women were considered a possession just as a house or piece of property is considered a possession. The role of women in these early societies did not receive an education but was to take care of the household and have children. The women of the Minoan and Mycenaean ancient Greece cultures held much more roles than homemakers and mothers; they were allowed more freedoms and rights also oracles, priestesses, and political advisors yet they are also seen by men as nothing more than a mere possession.

Women have played important roles throughout history. They have been responsible for the rise and fall of nations, sustaining families, and have been the focal point of worship in ancient religions. Moving forward in history, women's roles have continually changed. Their status as matriarchs changed as the more advanced ancient civilizations rose. The patriarchal societies of ancient Greece and Rome viewed women differently from some societies of past eras. The study of the economic and political status of women, their rights, and their contributions to both these ancient societies reveals how views change throughout history.

One of the most striking differences between ancient Athenian women and ancient Egyptian women was the ability to hold positions of power. Egyptian women were monarchs and held other positions depending on their social status. (Capel 1996, 176) Women were allowed to participate in low ranking government jobs, especially during war when the men are off fighting and leaving behind their positions. However, these positions were not kept for long because the men upon return automatically earned their position back by being the superior sex (Watterson 1991,).

Throughout history women have often played a significant role. Although women haven’t usually been a position of power, they have nonetheless often contributed in significant ways. Two women who impacted their societies were Empress Theodora-of the Byzantine empire-and Queen Elizabeth I-of England. Empress Theodora-of the Byzantine Empire-impacted her Empire in many ways. Some of the ways she impacted her Empire was by delivering a powerful speech, by promoting women's rights, helping Justinian recover things after the Nika Revolt.

Women in the classical civilizations seemed to get put on the back burner. This was very true in Early Chinese civilization. In Mesopotamia, the first river-valley civilization, they seemed to take agriculture on and the shift from somewhat equality to male superiority was a by-product of civilization. All civilizations that came about because of agriculture had the switch of power because women could stay home to just take care of housework and children. There were exceptions to this which we see in the Indus-valley river civilizations.

Fate plays a significant role in every individuals' life no matter what path they choose for themselves. This is because fate is inevitable due to its immense power. This is evident from the various religions people classify fate into and dearly respect. The dominance that fate has over these people's life illustrates how significant fate is; the importance of fate is seen throughout the human era as it plays a major role in bringing people together. However, it specifically uses globalization as a tool to play its role. For instance, before globalization nations were isolated from each other and were not aware of the four corners of the world. However, fate played a significant role as it connected continents such as Europe and Asia through

It is no secret that the Roman World was male dominated. The myths we know about today come from male writers and scholars, and the stories they tell hail from a male dominated society. Because of this, the role and status of women in Roman society has been misrepresented.

The women of ancient Rome were not equal to Roman men. Although women were considered citizens they were not granted any legal rights. Women were considered property of their male guardian throughout their lives. Likewise, in the home as in political situations, women had little to no control. Women of ancient Rome had no power over their own lives.

Every civilization in the ancient history had different roles not just for the women, but for the men as well. However, women during this period had fewer rights and were also treated as slaves. For women

Into Eurasia, human migrations happened about 40,000-20,000 years ago from the Middle East to Europe into Asia. Hunting was the way of life so new hunting tools and techniques were being invented such as spear throwers. Cave paintings such as horses, bulls, and reindeer were left to leave history of their own world. Using different colors of red, yellow, brown, and black. Venus figurines were stone, antlers, and mammoth tusk carvings to depict the female form with exaggerated breasts, hips, buttocks, and stomachs.

Ottoman Empire is an Islamic empire with a patriarchal social system; nevertheless, history of females with political authority during the era of Ottoman Empire are embedded in the world. Because of this, the extend of the role of women in the politics of the Ottoman

“Rather than subordinate, position to men” They have different jobs versus men if they do a man’s job it is wrong. They cannot choose a husband their husband’s buy them from the family; “In this way Akueke’s bride-price was finally settled at twenty bags of cowries.” (8.-81) The women have no say it is just who gives the most. They are the backbone of the society, without them there would be no future. Yet they are treated as lesser, respected a little. They deserve more they wouldn’t have kids families the men would not even be alive. They really do not apprentice the people who made them. They are not always seen as lower they are at times feared and highly

The idea of the reign of the Five Good Emperors being a time of prosperity can also be understood when looking at the changing roles of women within the empire. Women during this time period were treated differently than the woman before them. While it’s difficult to assert definitively whether or not women were more respected during this

It is believed by some that the Qur’an does not describe women as being inferior but instead states that Allah created men and women in different ways so they are better suited to different roles and have different traits (Al-Mannai 2010). As mentioned previously, recent debates surrounding men and women’s positions in society now usually focus on gender equality and women’s rights (Bilge 2010). The early twentieth centuries were when the first major debates surrounding women’s rights began and when women’s opinions on the topic were first made obvious (Abu-Lughod 1998). Women both then and now participated in the debates and struggles to ensure that their voices were heard. Many do have differing opinions surrounding what rights they want, and opinions have changed over time as globalisation has become more and more prominent (Abu-Lughod 1998). In the past women have had leading and important roles in Islamic society. It is thought that imperialism affected this and encouraged Muslim men to take charge and bring us to where we are today. It is believed that the threat from foreign countries, traditions and values forced men to protect their women and therefore hide them (Al-Mannai 2010).