Primarily agricultural societies in mesopotamia-egypt

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You have seen that those early primarily agricultural societies in Mesopotamia, Egypt, India and China all adopted strong patriarchal traditions of social organization... Compare the specific features of the patriarchal order that emerged in each of these different societies. Why do you suppose peoples in very different world regions all built social orders that vested public authority in men and that strictly controlled the behavior of women? It wouldn't happen in many placed today!

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