Read the following passage and answer the questions given below: “Widows, young women who are differently abled, nuns, mothers of courtesans, retired women servants of the king, women who have retired from service in temples, may be used for processing wool, bark, cotton, hemp and flax. They should be paid according to the quality and quantity of work. Women who are not permitted to leave their homes can send maidservants to bring the raw material from the superintendent, and take the finished work back to him. Women who can visit the workshop should go at dawn to give their work and receive their wages. There should be enough light to examine the work. In case the superintendent looks at the woman or talks about anything other than the work, he should be punished. If a woman does not complete her work, she will have to pay a fine, and her thumbs can be cut off.” 1. List all the women who could be employed by the superintendent. 2. How were women paid for their work? 3. How were women punished if their work was not finished on time? 4. What time was recommended for the women to visit the workshop?
HistoryClass 6AllAnswered 5 Apr 2026
Answer
- The superintendent could employ widows, young women who were differently abled, nuns, mothers of courtesans, retired women servants of the king and women who had retired from service in temples.
- The women were paid according to the quality and quantity of work.
- If the women failed to finish her work she had to pay a fine and her thumb could be cut off.
- Women who could visit the workshop were recommended to go at dawn to give their
work and receive their wages.
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