The Mesopotamian and Egyptian cultures had many influences on all the different cultures and traditions during the Bronze Age. Archeologists discovered the evidence of the Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations when they found several papyrus and parchments that were discovered from various excavations and surveys. Among these traditions at this time, Sports were recognized and practiced for the purpose of ceremonial and training devotions. However during the Greek times, sports mainly aimed for sacred and competitive commitments. (Petermandl) From all the current remaining physical proofs such as sanctuaries, temples, stadiums and gymnasiums; all of them showed that men were in control and were taking care of everything in the society. As a result of that, most of the statues at the temples symbolize the GODs and most of these statues are males. Athletes as well, were always symbolized in statues practicing sports; these statues were of naked sports athletes. (Museum brochures) Nevertheless, women in ancient Greek had very few rights, and there was an inequality and discrimination between according to the article of ancientgreece.co.uk. In terms of religious views, women had an important role during funerals and they were allowed to be present during the sacrifices as spectators. As for the legal positions, women were not allowed to inherit property. The domestic role of women was also limited, better-off women could learn to control the house slaves; guard the house