Organize the Evidence for Thinking through Sources 5

Source Links:

Source 5.1 “On a Good Wife”

Source 5.2 The Laws of Manu

Source 5.3 Lessons for Women

Source 5.4 Psalms of the Sisters

Source 5.5 History of Rome

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-Roman world, India, and China? In what ways did it differ?

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.

  1. Question 5.26

    Which sources cast light on marriage in patriarchal societies? Choose ALL that apply.
    1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA== A. Source 5.1: A Greek Expression of Patriarchy
    1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA== B. Source 5.2: An Indian Expression of Patriarchy
    1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA== C. Source 5.3: A Chinese Woman’s Instructions to Her Daughters
    1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA== D. Source 5.4: An Alternative to Patriarchy in India
    1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA== E. Source 5.5: Roman Women in Protest
    Correct: Source 5.1: This entire passage from Aristotle is dedicated to marriage. Source 5.2: The Laws of Manu include substantial sections dictating the duties of both men and women in marriage. Source 5.3: This source contains a section dedicated to marriage. Source 5.4: The first poem, “Sumangala’s Mother,” speaks to the experience of a married woman. Source 5.5: While this document deals less directly with the question of marriage, it does at several points address the regulation of wives in marriage.
    Incorrect: Source 5.1: This entire passage from Aristotle is dedicated to marriage. Source 5.2: The Laws of Manu include substantial sections dictating the duties of both men and women in marriage. Source 5.3: This source contains a section dedicated to marriage. Source 5.4: The first poem, “Sumangala’s Mother,” speaks to the experience of a married woman. Source 5.5: While this document deals less directly with the question of marriage, it does at several points address the regulation of wives in marriage.
  2. Question 5.27

    Which sources express the idea that women should be confined to their houses without any role in public? Choose ALL that apply.
    1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA== A. Source 5.1: A Greek Expression of Patriarchy
    1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA== B. Source 5.2: An Indian Expression of Patriarchy
    1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA== C. Source 5.3: A Chinese Woman’s Instructions to Her Daughters
    ExJKRUbmSsFQHkA5L0A/ngVPDmUEiZDq0lIehMfKV3dxK3P5s3DUP2xX/5SSZ4d+kukozoxy5dk4abKVgk7WBzXOiH6A/9WGwpxvMraidMJsTNn31yVGw4yADRsGQS7Ybj33uw== D. Source 5.4: An Alternative to Patriarchy in India
    1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA== E. Source 5.5: Roman Women in Protest
    Correct: Source 5.1: Aristotle provides no role for women in public life. Source 5.2: The Laws of Manu define a social world where women are confined to their households. Source 5.3: Ban Zhao defines a world for women that is confined to the household. Source 5.5: In this document, Cato asserts that the protest by Roman women was illegitimate and that they dishonored their families when they spoke to men on public streets. Source 5.4: These poems describe women living outside their family households, without asserting that this was wrong.
    Incorrect: Source 5.1: Aristotle provides no role for women in public life. Source 5.2: The Laws of Manu define a social world where women are confined to their households. Source 5.3: Ban Zhao defines a world for women that is confined to the household. Source 5.5: In this document, Cato asserts that the protest by Roman women was illegitimate and that they dishonored their families when they spoke to men on public streets. Source 5.4: These poems describe women living outside their family households, without asserting that this was wrong.
  3. Question 5.28

    Which sources support the idea that women were always under control of men? Choose ALL that apply.
    1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA== A. Source 5.1: A Greek Expression of Patriarchy
    1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA== B. Source 5.2: An Indian Expression of Patriarchy
    1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA== C. Source 5.3: A Chinese Woman’s Instructions to Her Daughters
    ExJKRUbmSsFQHkA5L0A/ngVPDmUEiZDq0lIehMfKV3dxK3P5s3DUP2xX/5SSZ4d+kukozoxy5dk4abKVgk7WBzXOiH6A/9WGwpxvMraidMJsTNn31yVGw4yADRsGQS7Ybj33uw== D. Source 5.4: An Alternative to Patriarchy in India
    ExJKRUbmSsFQHkA5L0A/ngVPDmUEiZDq0lIehMfKV3dxK3P5s3DUP2xX/5SSZ4d+kukozoxy5dk4abKVgk7WBzXOiH6A/9WGwpxvMraidMJsTNn31yVGw4yADRsGQS7Ybj33uw== E. Source 5.5: Roman Women in Protest
    Correct: Source 5.1: Aristotle only discusses women in terms of their relationship to the men who control them. Source 5.2: The Laws of Manu assert that a woman must always be under the control of a man. Source 5.3: Ban Zhao works from the assumption that a woman would always be under the control of a man. Source 5.4: The bhikkhunis provide an example of women who live outside the control of men. Source 5.5: While Cato asserts that women should always be under the control of men, the protest against the Oppian Law provides evidence that women could on occasion act without the permission of their fathers or husbands.
    Incorrect: Source 5.1: Aristotle only discusses women in terms of their relationship to the men who control them. Source 5.2: The Laws of Manu assert that a woman must always be under the control of a man. Source 5.3: Ban Zhao works from the assumption that a woman would always be under the control of a man. Source 5.4: The bhikkhunis provide an example of women who live outside the control of men. Source 5.5: While Cato asserts that women should always be under the control of men, the protest against the Oppian Law provides evidence that women could on occasion act without the permission of their fathers or husbands.
  4. Question 5.29

    Which sources were composed by women? Choose ALL that apply.
    ExJKRUbmSsFQHkA5L0A/ngVPDmUEiZDq0lIehMfKV3dxK3P5s3DUP2xX/5SSZ4d+kukozoxy5dk4abKVgk7WBzXOiH6A/9WGwpxvMraidMJsTNn31yVGw4yADRsGQS7Ybj33uw== A. Source 5.1: A Greek Expression of Patriarchy
    ExJKRUbmSsFQHkA5L0A/ngVPDmUEiZDq0lIehMfKV3dxK3P5s3DUP2xX/5SSZ4d+kukozoxy5dk4abKVgk7WBzXOiH6A/9WGwpxvMraidMJsTNn31yVGw4yADRsGQS7Ybj33uw== B. Source 5.2: An Indian Expression of Patriarchy
    1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA== C. Source 5.3: A Chinese Woman’s Instructions to Her Daughters
    1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA== D. Source 5.4: An Alternative to Patriarchy in India
    ExJKRUbmSsFQHkA5L0A/ngVPDmUEiZDq0lIehMfKV3dxK3P5s3DUP2xX/5SSZ4d+kukozoxy5dk4abKVgk7WBzXOiH6A/9WGwpxvMraidMJsTNn31yVGw4yADRsGQS7Ybj33uw== E. Source 5.5: Roman Women in Protest
    Correct: Source 5.3: Ban Zhao wrote this document for the education of her daughters. Source 5.4: These poems were composed by women. Source 5.1: Aristotle was a man. Source 5.2: While the exact authors of the Laws of Manu are unknown, it was almost certainly written by men. Source 5.5: Although women feature prominently in this text, Livy, a male historian, composed it.
    Incorrect: Source 5.3: Ban Zhao wrote this document for the education of her daughters. Source 5.4: These poems were composed by women. Source 5.1: Aristotle was a man. Source 5.2: While the exact authors of the Laws of Manu are unknown, it was almost certainly written by men. Source 5.5: Although women feature prominently in this text, Livy, a male historian, composed it.
  5. Question 5.30

    Which sources shed light on women pushing back against some aspects of patriarchy? Choose ALL that apply.
    ExJKRUbmSsFQHkA5L0A/ngVPDmUEiZDq0lIehMfKV3dxK3P5s3DUP2xX/5SSZ4d+kukozoxy5dk4abKVgk7WBzXOiH6A/9WGwpxvMraidMJsTNn31yVGw4yADRsGQS7Ybj33uw== A. Source 5.1: A Greek Expression of Patriarchy
    ExJKRUbmSsFQHkA5L0A/ngVPDmUEiZDq0lIehMfKV3dxK3P5s3DUP2xX/5SSZ4d+kukozoxy5dk4abKVgk7WBzXOiH6A/9WGwpxvMraidMJsTNn31yVGw4yADRsGQS7Ybj33uw== B. Source 5.2: An Indian Expression of Patriarchy
    1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA== C. Source 5.3: A Chinese Woman’s Instructions to Her Daughters
    1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA== D. Source 5.4: An Alternative to Patriarchy in India
    1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA== E. Source 5.5: Roman Women in Protest
    Correct: Source 5.3: Ban Zhao’s text criticizes men for not fulfilling their role as head of the family correctly and for not teaching girls to read. Source 5.4: The women in this document defy social norms to live free from male oversight. Source 5.5: The women opposed to the Oppian Law break social conventions to press for repeal of the laws. Source 5.1: Aristotle has little to say about opposition to patriarchy. Source 5.2: The Laws of Manu are a set of prescriptions concerning social order and therefore offer little about opposition to the established order.
    Incorrect: Source 5.3: Ban Zhao’s text criticizes men for not fulfilling their role as head of the family correctly and for not teaching girls to read. Source 5.4: The women in this document defy social norms to live free from male oversight. Source 5.5: The women opposed to the Oppian Law break social conventions to press for repeal of the laws. Source 5.1: Aristotle has little to say about opposition to patriarchy. Source 5.2: The Laws of Manu are a set of prescriptions concerning social order and therefore offer little about opposition to the established order.