Discuss The Changes And Continuities Of Women Between 600-1450
There were many continuities for women between 600-1450 such as they were still subordinate to men and were not allowed to be educated but the changes were more significant like their right to divorce was brought upon in this time period along with their ability to gain power through marriage. Women from 600-1450 continued to be ranked under men’s superiority. For centuries women were under men in every way. Religion, economy, and politics saw women as the lesser of the two sexes. This unfortunately does not change in this time period. Women are still not allowed to hold jobs in either China or Western Europe and are expected to maintain the house and birth sons. This continued to happen most likely because this way of thinking was fed to these people since the beginning and it is pushed in the faces of the people through religious texts and educated speakers which in turn make it easier for everyone to except. Also in this day in age if women were to try to go against it they would be left with nothing and that was not a gamble they were willing to take.
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With them being considered the lesser of the two sexes and the ones who were supposed to keep house the men did not see a means for the women to be educated. Some also thought women were not able to retain the knowledge, this of course is not true but in this time period it was the way of thought. This most likely continued because the men believed they were the ones who had to bring home the money so they were the ones that needed education and women were to be educated in making a home and raising children and that was what they were good
With them being considered the lesser of the two sexes and the ones who were supposed to keep house the men did not see a means for the women to be educated. Some also thought women were not able to retain the knowledge, this of course is not true but in this time period it was the way of thought. This most likely continued because the men believed they were the ones who had to bring home the money so they were the ones that needed education and women were to be educated in making a home and raising children and that was what they were good