SOCIAL ORGANIZATION IN ANCIENT EGYPT

Presented by Rachel Roth

FAMILY AND KINSHIP Matrilineal

Land/ assets Made linen/ worked in fields Love and affection

Monogamous and polygynous Marriage

Bride price Marriage-start home together Divorce-one leaves home

SOCIAL STRUCTURE

Women could hold

various positions Government

Ruling Nobles

Household mother

Religious Priestess Chantress

WOMEN IN RELIGION

Priestess Dance Play music Offerings Ritual/Chore

Chantress Singing Praying Mourning

Dead Gods/Goddesses

ANCIENT DISEASE/ PLAGUES

AsruPriestessHarp player50-60yrs old

Bilharzia / Schistosomiasis Infested waters-Nile Cancer, seizures, kidney

and heart failure

Hydatid cystCaused by tapeworm

Osteoarthritis

Do you think women in Ancient Egypt had as much freedom as women in the U.S.A. today?

Why do you think Egyptians were more open about family and love in their art and daily life than the Romans or Greeks?

Any other questions? Comments?

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Allen, Troy. The Ancient Egyptian Family. New York: Routledge, 2009.