Disadvantages In Classical Athens

Register to read the introduction… In Han China abandonment and infanticide were accepted because of economical problems. This lead to the conclusion that even under stable political and economic conditions an infants life was not preserved. “A starving woman beside the road hugs her child, then lays it in the weeds, looks back at the sound of its wailing, wipes her tear and goes on alone” (Doc. O). Since at this time in China many people were in the lower classes one can assume that it was normal that woman had left her child to die because she would not have been able to raise it and keep it living for long. Similarly in Classical Athens the father could decide if his baby would be exposed in the public to die. He would choose based on on the baby’s weakness or if it was deformed. “For ten days after birth the father could inspect the baby, and if he found it deformed or weak, he could order it to be exposed in some public place to die” (Doc. N). Although in China the child was assassinated because of economical issues in Athens it was assassinated because of its physical abilities. In Athens they needed strong people to make up their armies so they did not want any weak children. They needed strong healthy babies that would one day be in their armies. Another similarity these two empires had were that women played an important role in each empire but they were not seen as …show more content…
In Classical Athens they had a more self-governed government whereas for Han China the emperor controlled governed everything. In both empire infanticide was not seen bizarre in their societies. Also in both empires the women had roles that were very much alike and were viewed in a similar manner. These two empires had their differences but they weren't great differences that set them apart from each