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Which Bronze-Age civilization would be better to live in: Egypt or Mesopotamia?
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Selected claim, opposing its parent
Women
had more freedom in Egypt than they did in Mesopotamia.
Pros
Cons
Pro claim 1
In Mesopotamia, women were not allowed to inherit the property of their husbands if they died. Egyptian women could inherit over a third of their husbands' property.
Pro claim 2
In most times and places in Mesopotamia, women were not considered as intelligent as men. Therefore, non-noble women were not allowed to attend school. On the other hand, many Egyptian
middle-class women
did receive an education.
Con claim 1, children below
Women in Mesopotamia were allowed to do many activities not allowed in Egypt.