Gender Roles And Family Life In Ancient Egypt

Question 0

How were marriage partners selected?

Answer 0

Marriage partners were selected from within the same social class and often within the same family

Question 1

Was Polygamy legal in Egypt?

Answer 1

Yes, but not common. If a man had two or more wives, the first wife received formal recognition as head of the household.

Question 2

What is the significance of the treatment for women in ancient Egypt?

Answer 2

They were treated better than most women in other ancient civilizations, but they did not have equal rights as men as they

Question 3

What were wives expected to do?

Answer 3

Wives were expected to tend her husband’s comfort, prepare his food, keep his house and clothing in order, and be a good mother to his children

Question 4

True or False:

Young men did not usually choose their own careers

Answer 4

TRUE

Question 5

True or False:

Job was inherited from father to son and was expected to take father’s job

Answer 5

FALSE

• job was not inherited from father to son, but was expected to take father’s job

Question 6

Why was a male child most desired?

Answer 6

Because sons had the responsibility of carrying out the funeral ceremonies for parents, and providing their spirits with food and drink in the afterlife.

Question 7

What if a couple was childless?

Answer 7

They would appeal to Hathor and Taweret, the main fertility/childbearing deities