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Examples Of A Patriarchal Society In The Three Different Civilizations

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1. What is a patriarchal society? In what ways do the different civilizations we have studied exhibit patriarchy and how did they reinforce it (hint: Hammurabi’s code, Chinese philosophy, Ancient Greece, Rome)?a. (Please examine and compare at least 3 different civilizations.) A patriarchal society is one that can be described as one with very strict rules and regulations that were enforced on everybody and if not followed precisely, severe consequences would follow. This was a society when women had very little obligations and privileges. Not only that, if a rule was not followed, one would suffer greatly. A few examples include: “if you had no kids, you would be divorced, if a woman committed adultery, she would be thrown into the river, or if a son strikes his father, his hand would then get cut off (PPT Notes Early Civ). Hammurabi's code was primarily enforced in Babylon and basically was used to regulate the relationships between humans. It is composed of several strict ideas that were expected to be followed. Hammurabi's Code prescribed specific punishments for citizens who broke the law. Code of Hammurabi, the most complete and perfect extant collection of Babylonian laws, developed during the reign of Hammurabi of the 1st dynasty of Babylon. Chinese philosophy is “part religious, part political” (China PPT Notes). Chinese philosophy is composed of 3 different branches- Confucianism, Daoism and Legalism. Each of these were considered a type of school and each has

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