Refer to the Newsela article "Who Was the Most Powerful Woman in Ancient History?" Part A What does the text say about the role
of women in history? We know how ordinary women lived in the past. More research is needed to determine women's roles. Some of the best warriors were women. Ordinary women lived the same lives as ordinary men. Question 2 Part B Which line from the text best supports the answer in Part A? "'She brings our attention to the fact that, early on, women absolutely had roles outside the house.'" "It's no challenge to find inspiring women doing powerful work in today's world." "Hong holds up the fifth-century B.C. Greek queen Artemisia of Halicarnassus as an example of direct power." "Ultimately, continuing to question and learn is the only way to elevate those voices traditionally excluded from history."
