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Identify the statements that suggest that the rights enjoyed by early Muslim women were eroded with the spread of Islam.

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Some women were secluded and kept from social contact with males outside their families.

Women were required to cover virtually all parts of their body when appearing in public.

Women had to pay dowry, a gift of money or property paid at the time of marriage, to their grooms.

Women had the right to divorce under any circumstances.

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The statements that suggest that the rights enjoyed by early Muslim women were eroded with the spread of Islam are:

  • Some women were secluded and kept from social contact with males outside their families.
  • Women were required to cover virtually all parts of their body when appearing in public.
  • Women had to pay dowry, a gift of money or property paid at the time of marriage, to their grooms.

The statement "Women had the right to divorce under any circumstances" does not suggest erosion of rights; it indicates that women had some rights in terms of divorce.