Evaluation:
Published: 10.11.2003.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Equality Beetween the Sexes', 1.
Extract

A long time ago ancient societies across the globe worshiped great mother goddesses. Women in communities like ancient Egypt and Babylon held high office as queens or priestesses and the ordinary women below them had great domestic and financial independence, often owning their own money and land. In Sparta in ancient Greece women owned two thirds of the land.
With the rise of religions like chritianatiy Judaism and Islam, goddess worship was suppressed and the pagan temples demolished. Since then we have lived in very much a mans world. …

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