Question

What conclusion can be made about the change in gender structures in early India from the early Vedic Period to the late Vedic Period?(1 point)
Responses

Women became socially isolated through purdah but retained rights to own property.
Women became socially isolated through purdah but retained rights to own property.

Women lost all rights and became second-class citizens.
Women lost all rights and became second-class citizens.

Women gained higher status as they gained greater responsibilities in performing religious rituals.
Women gained higher status as they gained greater responsibilities in performing religious rituals.

Women were allowed to marry after they reached puberty.

Answer 1

Women gained higher status as they gained greater responsibilities in performing religious rituals.