Changing Roles of Women

Identify whether each statement is a characteristic of the roles of women under the Umayyad or the Abbasid and

then drag it to the appropriate category.

More women lived public lives.

Women's Roles under the Umayyad

Women's Roles under the Abbasid

Women had fewer freedoms.

More women were secluded.

Men often acted on behalf of women.

Society became more paternalistic.

Women could own & run businesses