Henrik Ibsen once said: “A woman cannot be herself in today's society, which is an exclusively male society, with laws made by men and with a judicial system that judges female conduct from a male point of view. "(Notable Quotes) Ibsen's statement exemplifies what life was like for women in ancient times. In many of the ancient organized civilizations, it was very common to find a predominantly patriarchal civilization in government as well as society. The triggers can be attributed to several reasons, the main one being the Neolithic revolution and the newfound dependence on labor it caused. As a result, a woman found herself placed in a completely different view in the eyes of society compared to the first matriarchal societies of the Paleolithic, the kind of changes that occurred for women due to the introduction of agriculture are shocking. Since the beginning of the Neolithic era, the role and rights of women in many ancient civilizations began to become limited and discriminatory due to their. gender Before the use of agriculture, the lives of women were extremely diverse. The information that historians have obtained is limited, but there are some aspects of Paleolithic society that have been discovered and indicate a more liberal lifestyle for women. women. Generally, a woman's job was to gather food and care for her children while her male counterpart hunted. These simple divisions allowed both men and women to play a significant role in hunter-gatherer society, which also allowed women to be held in equal if not higher esteem than men. According to Elisabeth Gaynor Ellis and Anthony Elser, authors of World History: Connections to Today, women also held...... center of paper ......is, Elisabeth Gaynor., and Anthony Esler. Connections of world history to today. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1999. Print.Lukacs, John R. “Fertility and Agriculture Accentuate Sex Differences in Dental Caries Rates.” Current Anthropology 1 October 2008: 901-14. Literary reference center. Network. 22 May 2011. .Nardo, Don. The ancient Greeks at home and at work. 1st ed. San Diego, CA: Lucent, 2004. Print.Nardo, Don. Women of ancient Rome. 1st ed. San Diego [California: Lucent, 2003. Print."Susan B. Anthony." Ideas for women. Network. May 24, 2011. "Quotes about women." Notable quotes. Network. May 20 2011. .