Lena Stephenson

History

30 August, 10:20

Which of the following statements best applies to the status of women in the Hellenistic world?

- No advancements were made for women in the economic fields, since it was illegal for women to handle money

- In most kingdoms the queen shared equal power with the king, raising the prestige of upper-class women in

general.

- While women in Sparta were strictly supervised, Athenian women were allowed to share in men's affairs.

- As males were preferred to females, lower-class women were commonly subjected to infanticide or were

condemned to lives as prostitutes.