Question

What was society like in Egypt and Nubia in terms of both social classes and gender roles?

Answer 1

Egyptian women stayed at home performing their duties and men worked. Society was divided into classes from this order of ranking: pharaoh, priests, nobles, craftspeople, merchants, peasants, and farmers. Nubia also had a patriarchal society that informed its government and family unit. Furthermore, Nubia had some women's rights but Egypt had laws that made women more independent compared to other classical civilizations.