... Poseidon, Aphrodite, Athena, Artemis, Apollo, Ares, and others, but as in the Near East when their mythology relates the repossession of female deities by male deities, the same process occurred in Greece at this time. The continual antagonism between Zeus ... inferior to the city dwellers that also worked the fields, but lived in the cities. Politically, the Greek world went through various forms of government structure from hereditary monarchies, to oligarchies, to dictatorships and democracies. Not all city-states arrived at the democratic stage like Athens. Sparta ... Greek authors,...

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... . 4. In the earliest times it may have been possible that women were worshipped as the creatures of life because of their reproductive abilities. But, while the power of women was recognized in mythology and rituals, the power 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 ... to the same place. In their travels, these small groups traded shells and stone tools with other small groups, establishing an early commerce network. 2. Deep inside caves i...

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