Ancient Egypt Facts Flashcards by Charlize Allen | Brainscape

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Women (4)

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Birth of a girl was valued

Responsible for the home and child-rearing

Legal right to work and own property

Limited in the kinds of work they could do

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Family Life (4)

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Arranged marriages but no formal ceremony

Girls married at age 12

Boys married at age 15

Divorce was expensive but possible

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Children (3)

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Began working at 8

Children help support the families

Not many opportunities to learn to read and write

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