Hatshepsut's Roles In Ancient Egypt

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In the ancient world, the status of women and roles varied considerably from one civilization to another. Generally, women should be a household servant and do not have any power in politics. However, Egypt was the only exception in which Hatshepsut who was the very first pharaoh as a woman during the New Kingdom time. In the society, there are many similarities and differences between different cultures. For example, in the Spartan society, women were allowed to own property and they’re freer than women from other countries because they’re allowed to go to the city. Therefore they have a lot of time to exercise and be healthy so their main role is to give birth to strong babies. In contrast, women from the Athens’ society were not as free

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