Monday, December 13, 2010
Discussion Answer
I think Hatshepsut dressed as a male pharaoh even though they knew the pharaoh of Egypt was a pharaoh because back then, usually men had more power than females (in my opinion)/ had a higher class (ex. in Mesopotamia women were in the same class as slaves), so to have a little more power or to look like one might have a little more power.
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Good thoughts! Women were treated very well in ancient Egypt, but Hatshepsut probably felt that she would have more respect from the Egyptians if she dressed as a traditional pharaoh. Her people knew that she was a woman, but she still chose to dress traditionally.
ReplyDeleteBelow is the vocab that we will be starting tomorrow for section 3.
Vocab:
afterlife
pyramid
mummy