Significance of Empires Quick Check

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What do the roles of Han dowager empresses and the wives and mothers of Roman emperors, such as Julia Domna, demonstrate about Roman and Han imperial rule during their declining years?(1 point)
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Women from both royal courts made the decision to divide each empire into smaller sections that were easier to rule.
Women from both royal courts made the decision to divide each empire into smaller sections that were easier to rule.

Women from both royal courts went into seclusion after their husbands’ deaths and had no influence over their successors.
Women from both royal courts went into seclusion after their husbands’ deaths and had no influence over their successors.

Women from both royal courts often traveled with each emperor’s army to provide moral support to military troops.
Women from both royal courts often traveled with each emperor’s army to provide moral support to military troops.

Women from both royal courts exercised significant control of court politics outside of public view.
Women from both royal courts exercised significant control of court politics outside of public view.

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Women from both royal courts exercised significant control of court politics outside of public view.

This reflects the influence that dowager empresses and imperial women had in both the Han and Roman empires, particularly in periods of decline when male rulers may have been weaker or more reliant on the support of their families. These women often played crucial roles in political decisions and maneuvering, even if their power was not formalized or publicly acknowledged.