What Was the Position of Women in Early Japanese Society

Multiple Choice

What was the position of women in early Japanese society prior to the 5th century C.E.?

A) Women were treated as property within strongly patriarchal households.
B) Although lines of descent were matrilineal, Japanese women were clearly subject to their husbands.
C) Japanese women enjoyed limited freedom to seek occupations outside the household, but were otherwise subject to patriarchal authority.
D) Japanese households were matriarchal and dominated by childbearing women who also played key roles as religious shamans.