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    Iraqi people and of course he shows his respect by bombarding them with bombs and troops. Good job George. ‘We enter this conflict reluctantly’ he says‚ as the USA go with guns blazing into one of the largest invasions of a single country in history‚ with more than 35 countries providing troops and artillery. If you believed every word

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    Women in ancient China

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    Ancient China- Female roles Women in ancient China lived oppressed lives under the constant pressure to live and work by the rules and expectations set by the society around them. Women in ancient China were given no right to have a say in anything; not how much work they had to do‚ why they had to bind their feet‚ who they had to marry or why men were so superior. Nothing. Women were expected to do all the household jobs such as cleaning‚ cooking‚ preparing the ancestral offerings and child rearing

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    Women In Ancient Rome

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    Roman Women and Wives in Ancient Rome The ancient Roman world was vastly different from the world we live in today; the advancements of technology and the modern buildings are two huge improvements we hold over the ancient Romans. With that being said‚ one of the biggest differences is how we view women today versus how they viewed them thousands of years ago in Rome. Women were not allowed to do many things‚ including holding any position of authority. However‚ that is not to confuse that with

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    History of Sport Tutorial Paper 1: Women and Sport in the Ancient World Is there evidence of female participation in the ancient Olympic Games? According to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) there have been over 30‚923 women participating in the modern Olympic Games over the period of 108 years since the first women participated at the 1900 Paris Olympic Games. At the latest Olympic Games held in Beijing‚ out of the 11‚196 total athletes‚ 4‚746 were women that were involved at

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    things that the Spartan men did‚ such as hunting‚ working‚ and most leisure activities such as watching cockfighting or boar fighting. Woman were to stay at home and do home duties such as cooking‚ cleaning and ultimately look after the children. Women were expected to raise children and to make sure they learn the Spartan way of life. woman were able to compete in athletics‚ mostly running events‚ they also enjoyed dancing routines which were carried out often in religious festivals of the gods

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    prominent Minoan goddess‚ from several different depictions‚ it is thought that she represents several different goddesses. Gold signet rings that have been discovered portray a larger woman‚ believed to be a goddess‚ often being brought gifts by smaller women. There is one ring though‚ that shows two small men dancing joyously on either side of a larger woman‚ showing us that men also took part‚ in what seems to be‚ a female (including mainly female goddesses) dominated society. From this evidence‚ we could

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    Women In The Ancient World

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    that women in the ancient world inferior and had less status than men‚ because of the patriarchy system of government. In the ancient world‚ most of the societies were patriarchal; which is a society or government that is bee controlled by men. However‚ there were some exceptions to this social system. Not all ancient world considered women inferior beings to men‚ because in some part of the ancient world‚ women were priestesses‚ pharaohs‚ entertainers‚ goddesses and even noble wealthy women. MARRIAGE

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    Women in Ancient China

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    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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    Women In Ancient Egypt

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    The Ancient Egyptians’ social divide was quite prominent‚ so it may surprise one to learn that women were often seen as equals to their male counterparts. Ancient Egyptian women received constant social liberty in the 3000 years the civilization existed‚ one way this was presented in the legal or court systems where women were recognized as individuals who could “hold their own”. Though women were ranked by the status of their fathers or their husbands‚ they were put on an even playing field within

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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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