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Which Bronze-Age civilization would be better to live in: Egypt or Mesopotamia?
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Women in Mesopotamia were allowed to do many activities not allowed in Egypt.
Pros
Cons
Pro claim 1
Mesopotamian women were allowed to go to the markets, get their own business permits, and engage in trade.
Pro claim 2
In Mesopotamia,
high-status women
were allowed to learn to read and write, and they were sometimes given important positions in government.
Con claim 1
Women's rights were could be very different across times and cultures in Mesopotamia. In some places and periods, women were given more freedom, but in others, they were more limited, as in Assyria.
Con claim 2
While Mesopotamian women were allowed to run businesses or farms, they only had this freedom when their husbands or brothers were away.