What Are The Similarities Between Ancient Egyptian Society And Family Life

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1. Ancient Egyptian Society and Family Life by Douglas J. Brewer and Emily Teeter
This web source talks about the family life style of Egyptians. It speaks on personal relationships you would only see in the household. Also speaks on the sexually aspects of the relationships and what draws a man towards a woman. Along with that it talks about social standings, and cultural traditions held by the family. I believe this was written to give an inside point of view on how families were back then and just what the mindset was with them when it came to marriage and family. I want to use this source, because I would like to talk about how we are very similar to them in different ways, which we can relate to them just like the Love Poems/Songs.
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