Signs that the status of women in Hellenistic society showed some improvement over the classical period include evidence that a. some royal mothers and daughters exercised political power. b. some nonroyal women held important priestly offices. c. women contributed to high culture as poets, harpists, artists, and architects far more than in the classic era. d. all of the above

The correct answer is D. Signs that the status of women in Hellenistic society showed some improvement over the classical period include evidence that some royal mothers and daughters exercised political power, some nonroyal women held important priestly offices, and that women contributed to high culture as poets, harpists, artists, and architects far more than in the classic era.

Explanation:

The Hellenistic era was significant for women. Indeed, during this period, women were more and more present in the public sphere (at religious, political, administrative, legal, arts, etc.). During this period, women held public roles or assumed official offices similar to those held by men.

Women in the Hellenistic era had very few legal or political rights. However, they have, for example, the possibility of managing their dowry. Women also have the opportunity to acquire land and resell it. Real estate transactions by women were quite common during this period.

Some rare examples provided by the documentation testify to the presence of women in the professional field. In these times of men, women were very little present in the public sphere except through their guardians (fathers, brothers, etc.). However, they were present in commercial activities, for example they sold products made at home.