The following exercises provide an opportunity to use the sources collectively to respond to a guiding question.
Guiding Question
In what ways was patriarchy similar in the Greco-
Instructions
Below are five topics that might find a place in organizing an essay responding to the guiding question. This exercise asks you to identify which sources would provide relevant evidence for that topic. Select the best answers for each question. Choose ALL that apply.
Click the “submit” button for each question to turn in your work.
Which sources cast light on marriage in patriarchal societies? Choose ALL that apply. | |
A. Source 5.1: A Greek Expression of Patriarchy | |
B. Source 5.2: An Indian Expression of Patriarchy | |
C. Source 5.3: A Chinese Woman’s Instructions to Her Daughters | |
D. Source 5.4: An Alternative to Patriarchy in India | |
E. Source 5.5: Roman Women in Protest |
Which sources express the idea that women should be confined to their houses without any role in public? Choose ALL that apply. | |
A. Source 5.1: A Greek Expression of Patriarchy | |
B. Source 5.2: An Indian Expression of Patriarchy | |
C. Source 5.3: A Chinese Woman’s Instructions to Her Daughters | |
D. Source 5.4: An Alternative to Patriarchy in India | |
E. Source 5.5: Roman Women in Protest |
Which sources support the idea that women were always under control of men? Choose ALL that apply. | |
A. Source 5.1: A Greek Expression of Patriarchy | |
B. Source 5.2: An Indian Expression of Patriarchy | |
C. Source 5.3: A Chinese Woman’s Instructions to Her Daughters | |
D. Source 5.4: An Alternative to Patriarchy in India | |
E. Source 5.5: Roman Women in Protest |
Which sources were composed by women? Choose ALL that apply. | |
A. Source 5.1: A Greek Expression of Patriarchy | |
B. Source 5.2: An Indian Expression of Patriarchy | |
C. Source 5.3: A Chinese Woman’s Instructions to Her Daughters | |
D. Source 5.4: An Alternative to Patriarchy in India | |
E. Source 5.5: Roman Women in Protest |
Which sources shed light on women pushing back against some aspects of patriarchy? Choose ALL that apply. | |
A. Source 5.1: A Greek Expression of Patriarchy | |
B. Source 5.2: An Indian Expression of Patriarchy | |
C. Source 5.3: A Chinese Woman’s Instructions to Her Daughters | |
D. Source 5.4: An Alternative to Patriarchy in India | |
E. Source 5.5: Roman Women in Protest |