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Most women throughout history have made an impact or had a significant role in the society of their time. These women of ancient civilizations have led us to the roles of women in our society today. They have boosted the standing of women in society and have tried to be individuals. In some time periods, women were controlled completely by men and in others they were moderately controlled by men. This paper will focus on the roles of women in certain areas. The civilizations that I analyzed closely were the Roman Empire, Han China, Classical Greece, Byzantium, Egypt, and Europe during the Middle Ages. All these civilizations had some roles of women in common and others were completely different. We will be taking a look at women's roles in Love/ Marriage, Religion, the Economy/ Business, Politics, Daily Life, Education, Theater, and War.
Love and Marriage
In Greece a father or a brother arranged marriages for a woman, and the groom was usually a distant relative. Husbands......

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