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| Family Role in society |
The nuclear family was the fundamental social unit of ancient Egypt.
Family ties were extremely important, and lineage was traced through both the mother's and father's lines
Family property and inheritance was regulated by strict codes
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The extended family is the basis of support for most people
Traditionally, married men lived in separate houses from their wives. All men and women in a tribe shared two community huts, children
lived in the women hut.
Most land is vested in kin groups and allocated according to need. Individual land ownership is not common
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| Fathers |
The father was responsible for the economic well-being of the family
Monogamy was the general custom of the family structure in ancient Egypt, with the exception of the Pharaoh, who married many times to ensure a heir to the throne.
| Both men and women may work outside the home, to provide for food.
Men hunted together in groups, to provide food for the entire village
Women cared for the domestic pigs and gardens | |
| Wifes |
The mother supervised the household and cared for the upbringing of the children. |
A woman is purchased and her family compensated for her loss through a negotiated bride price
A typical price includes pigs and food.
The groom’s extended family contributes to the bride price and the bride’s extended family shares it. |
| Children |
Although Egyptian children had toys and are occasionally depicted at play, much of their time was spent preparing for adulthood. For example, peasant children
accompanied their parents into the fields; the male offspring of craftmen often served as apprentices to their fathers.
Privileged children sometimes received formal education to become Scribes or army officers.
the most fundamental duty of the eldest son was to care for his parents in their last days and to ensure that they received a proper burial.
| A child often refers to having more than one mother and father and numerous siblings who, in other societies, would be called aunts, uncles, and cousins
Parents who are infertile or who lost a child are often compensated with an infant child by their relatives
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