'Han Dynasty Women\r'

' ultimately , they gained control over their own lives by maintaining properness and the rules Of inn. In order to better understand the map of women during the Han Dynasty, it is first important to understand the context of the society in which they lived. The Ha n Dynasty was a date of great growth and development for Chinese history. such(prenominal)(prenominal) of society w as order by Confucian ideals, including the way the people cerebrate to for to each one one other. Confucius gs five relationships dictated the way that people related to each other, including the ay that women were expected to interact with people in their life.Confucianism also influence De the ideals the society tried to achieve, such as filial piety and virtue. Ritual and impost was important to the higher society. This time period is characterized by its Confucius nature, and t his helps to explain the position of women in regards to the rest of society. First, women were expected to be respec tful and submissive to their maintain s, but this respect was returned in the respect each person was expected to have toward their mother. The five relationships of Confucius dictated that a woman submit to their husband .This meant that in all things, the wife should put her husband first. It was non acceptable to be a anything but true-blue to his decisions and his condition. For example, Lie Hissing, a Han century biogas peer, wrote a mulct biography Of the Widowed Wife Of Wee.\r\n'