This Is A Sample: Comparison Of Ancient Female Rul

THIS IS A SAMPLE:Comparison of Ancient Female RulersThe purpose of this essay is to compare Empress Wu Zhao and Pharaoh Hatshepsut. There was a time within the course of world history when it was unheard of for there be a female ruler. It was entirely unheard of within some countries and kingdoms. In some locations, having a female ruler was forbidden. Within this body of work, there will be a discussion about Empress Wu Zhao and Pharaoh Hatshepsut who were literally rulers of their kingdoms.Empress Wu Zhao and Pharaoh HatshepsutIn the countries of China and Egypt, having a female emperor and pharaoh was blasphemous simply because it never occurred. There had never been a woman emperor or pharaoh-only a man could assume that title (Potter, 2015). Rule by women in a world in which women were not supposed to rule raises questions about why and how they ruled in spite of restraints against them (McMahon, 2013, p. 180).Both women, Tang Empress Wu Zetian of China and Pharaoh Hatshepsut of Egypt, became rulers of their countries due to unusual circumstances. Wu Zetian could not have made it had it not been for the usual reason that allowed a woman to rule