Question Description
watch the film and answer those Questions
The Ascent of Woman: A 10,000 Year Story
How to get the film : choose Articles and Databases; under Databases by Subject click on Social Sciences; Choose Films on Demand (third choice); In the search section type in ‘The Ascent of Woman”; the first option is The Ascent of Woman: A 10,000 Year Story, click on this. Choose the first title in the series (the first of the four films at the bottom). Watch the video. Stop at Ancient Greece.
- Why was this film made? What points does it want to address?
- What is the significance of the seated woman at Catalhoyuk?
- What was the role of women in Sumer and why did it change?
- What is the significance of the Enmetena and Urukagina cones?
- What is the legacy of the veil?
- What surprised you from this video or what did you learn?