Men were given a power in early civilizations due to occurrences outside of mortal hands. their gods of creation were all men so it would seem fitting the leaders of these early villages be so as well. Men also have more strength, a quality highly encouraged in times that much manual labor needed to be done. With this power instilled into male leaders they saw no purpose in setting up equality, this perhaps is a reason for their success. As far as history goes back, birds of a feather flock together. Men stick with men and women with women, a most frequent pairing throughout time. Without women striving for power and making attempts at leadership much controversy was avoided. Women were more than capable to fulfill the role the men took in these ancient times but the two genders mixed together would not have created such significant outcome. The strength of men and the history of significant creations made by the Gods are credited to why they were placed into the important roles of the society. Other civilizations took different perspectives on gender equality.
The Spartans valued the role of women in their societies because they were responsible for the men and therefore just as important. This logic is fair and allows freedom for both gender and focuses on the human being in their generations rather on myths and legends of their ancestors. With this equality they were given twice the thinking power of any civilization relying only on the wits of men.
The women’s ability to create life is a symbol of beauty in itself. All that is human creation came from a woman at one point and they were honored in art. As painters and sculptors of the time reflected significantly on the female form they were in a way giving thanks to the women that have let their civilizations grow. Before complete understanding of the reproductive system and how their organs and bodies differed completely this natural ability to create new life was seen as a gift from god and celebrated among cultures.
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