CIVILIZATION
PERSIAN
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Question
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They were considered fully equal to men.
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They were considered the same as enslaved persons.
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They had a role in founding and leading the government.
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They had more power and influence than in other cultures.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Women in ancient Persia were not only highly respected but, in many cases, considered the equals of males. Women could own land, conduct business, received equal pay, could travel freely on their own, and in the case of royal women, hold their own council meetings on policy.
Detailed explanation-2: -Queen Atossa I was probably the most royal woman the Persian Empire ever produced. Her father, Cyrus the Great, founded the empire. She was also the wife and sister of Cyrus’ first two successors, but Atossa really began to excel when most of her immediate family had already passed.
Detailed explanation-3: -Persian women had almost equal rights with men and, in many instances, more freedoms and benefits. Many Persian women exercised almost – or total – autonomy and ran their own businesses, supervised male subordinates in the workplace, and served as commanding officers in the military.
Detailed explanation-4: -While most conquerors treated captured women terribly, Alexander transformed the traditional views of captive women when he “singled out the women of King Darius’ family” (“Alexander and Persian Women”). He spared them the horrors of other captured females and allowed them to retain their status.