HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Were treated well
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Were educated
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Served as member of the government
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Were treated as second class citizens
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Detailed explanation-1: -From the Qin dynasty to the late Qing dynasty (221 B.C.E.-C.E. 1840), the Chinese government divided Chinese people into four classes: landlord, peasant, craftsmen, and merchant. Landlords and peasants constituted the two major classes, while merchants and craftsmen were collected into the two minor.
Detailed explanation-2: -The status of women is considered to have declined during the Song Dynasty. Confucian values reinforced the idea that a woman’s role is subservient to the man’s in the family and society. Footbinding, a cruel practice of breaking a girl’s feet so they appear smaller, was inflicted on women in the upper classes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Women in Mesopotamia, India, Greece, China, and Rome were not treated as equals and viewed as inferior to men. Cultures like Egypt and Persia had similar laws for women and treated them with more respect out of any of the other cultures.