WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -Ancient Babylonian society was patriarchal, says Podany, but Babylonian women actually had more rights than in later civilizations like ancient Greece. They could represent themselves in court, own property and pass it down to their children, and hold positions as priestesses and officials.

Detailed explanation-2: -Women in Babylonia like most ancient societies had few rights. A women role was in home and failure to fulfill her duties, as a wife was grounds for divorce. A woman who neglected her husband and the house could be drowned. If a woman was found to have committed adultery they could be drowned.

Detailed explanation-3: -Girls and women were primarily seen as wives, mothers, and housekeepers. This role crossed all levels of society. Girls stayed at home learning the tasks and skills they would need once they were married and running households of their own and raising children.

Detailed explanation-4: -Generally speaking, though, Mesopotamian women had significant rights, could own businesses, buy and sell land, live on their own, initiate divorce, and, though officially secondary to men, found ways to assert their autonomy.