It amazed me to read chapter 5 and learn about the different social classes and how men were seen to be the only ones to contain power.  It's so sad to hear that people known as the "untouchable" were treated so little, almost as if they didn't exist.  The Hammurabi law code was also very shocking how slavery became a practice to different societies.  Slavery still exist in our society today.  The president, body guards, working families we all are slaves to something in our life.
In China women weren't given a voice they were expected to follow the "three obediences" ranked by, her father, her husband, and her son. I enjoy the fact that women today have a voice, we are able to make our own decisions and many don't need a man to get things done.  Similar to the Spartans women had the authority over the household. The world has changed so much overtime, and lets not forget we have a woman running for president !