In earlier times, men were seen as superior to women. This trend seemed to inherently exist in all earlier civilizations, but this was not always the case. The ideals may have been set into place, but rarely were they ever fully practiced. In earlier societies women tended to fields and took care of the livestock. Also in these earlier times, men typically used their inherent power over their family to take care of them. As time progresses the trend of men gaining more power continues. Once the rise of first wave Civilizations come about, patriarchy becomes extremely prevalent. In the early times in Mesopotamia, laws and other codes started to force patriarchal type families. Most of these laws were strict and had harsh consequences. For example,
