Interpreting the daily life of women in ancient Egypt

Examine the images below and answer the following questions:

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Outcomes: 4.7 Identifies different contexts, perspectives and interpretations of the past

Working towards Consolidating Achieved

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Describe each image:

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What occupations do you think these women had?

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Why do you think they had these jobs? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

How do you think their occupations impacted on their lives? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Topic Egyptian women’s rights

Ownership of property (divorced/widowed)

Divorce

Marriage

Equality

Ownership of property (outside of marriage)

Fill in the following table.

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