artifacts that are being studied today so that their ancient society can be interpreted
and hopefully more understood. Although this was a time long, long ago, we have to
remember that these were still just human beings. They were very similar to us in
that they had a brain, two eyes, and a heart; among many if not all the same organs.
They had many social problems that mirror that of today’s society in the case of
things like, education, social affairs and one that has most recently been getting a lot
of attention, especially with the aid of social media; feminism and female rights.
Cultures have always divided the two sexes in terms of behavior and practice, …show more content…
It has been estimated that most
documented material was of governmental importance, and law is at the root of the
government; therefore there must be an overwhelming amount of information
stemming from legal documents. By looking at different examples, either defining
the populations of Greek and Egyptians women as two separate groups or by
looking at individual examples, we will be able to spot trends that would indicate
the way that the two initial groups of women existed in this time. There will be an
examination on the concept of the male guardian or Kyrios that was found in Greek
tradition and compare it to the Egyptian lack of a Kyrios where these women were
able to be more independent in nature and I will be looking for evidence of cohesion
between both cultures. I will examine documents pertaining to the women’s role in
the ownership of property and prove that the line gets blurred between the Greek
and Egyptian traditions. Lastly, there will be an investigation of three different
marriage contracts. I will look to identify the way that Greek contracts differ