... of women in agricultural societies was less than those of hunting societies. This lowering of status was facilitated by a new tool, the ox-drawn plow. Because the plow required considerable strength, it was used only by men. Men spent most of the rest of their time raiding or looking out for raiders, so women mostly did everything else which involved lots of drudgery. 5. ... and slaves. Many of the laws were meant to protect the powerless, including laws that protected women and children from unfair treatment from the male head of house. The most significant thing about the code was tha...

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... your government would be a Dual Monarchy. This would be run by two kings and a council of elders with five ephors. Sparta liked to rule using military rules. Athens would let you have more "say" in the government. Thanks to the geography, one might be disconnected from other city states unless he was a ... 's different aspects of society. Social classes would differ from each city-state. In general, the social class was as follows: Men born in the city-state were the highest in status as opposed to men not born in the city-state, then came women, and finally slaves. Some negative things a...

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