There is an array of religions around the globe today; as there were many thousands of years ago. The upper–eastern part of the hemisphere in particular, had several different belief systems, which influenced the women of that culture greatly. There are however two sets of women that were quite possibly the most influential in that culture and government, and they were Sub-Saharan women and Indian Women. These two groups, along with Islamic women became …
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…a high position in of power. Also, Women in general during that period, had to follow much stricter rules for fidelity and chastity than men did. Women would also be punished more severely than men for the same crime. Other than child bearing the other top skill that women had was cooking, it took much skill and a lot of training. Additional skills that they had achieved over time were farm work and clothing making.