<p> Women in Ancient Egypt. In ancient Egypt, women were not equal with men, but they had many rights, considerably more rights than did women in other ancient civilizations.</p><p>Marriage: One of their rights was the right to decide if they wished to marry or not. If a man asked a woman to marry him, she could say no. A woman in ancient Egypt could not be forced into marriage. Those who did marry usually married quite young, around age 12-14. </p><p>Once married, a woman's first duty was to be a good wife and mother. Children were very important to the ancient Egyptians.</p><p>Finances: Along with raising the children and running the household, women were free to get a paid job outside the home if they wanted one. They could run a business. They could own, buy, and sell property. They could make a will and leave their personal goods to whomever they chose, including their daughters.</p><p>Court:If any woman broke the law, she had go to court and defend herself from the charge, just like everyone else.</p><p>Divorce: One of the biggest rights a woman had was the right of divorce. If a woman was unhappy with her marriage, she could get a divorce, and then remarry someone else or remain single.</p><p>To be granted a divorce, a woman needed to present a good reason in a court of law.</p><p>If her divorce was granted, she gained custody of the children, plus all of her original dowry if one was brought to the marriage plus one-third of her husband's wealth. This was done so that she could raise her children comfortably. </p><p>Men could also get a divorce, but, if granted, women still gained custody of her children, her original dowry, and a big chunk of his wealth. ACTIVITIES:</p><p>1. Identifica los verbos que estén en pasado en pasado simple y haz una lista con ellos. A continuación busca su significado. </p><p>Verb Meaning Verb Meaning Wished Desear Asked Preguntar Forced Forzar/Forzó </p><p>2. Identifica los verbos cuya forma del pasado sea irregular y escríbelos en una columna. Junto al verbo busca la forma del presente y su significado.</p><p>Irregular Present Meaning Irregular Present Meaning Verb Past Verb Past Were Are Ser/Estar Had Have got Tener Did Do Hacer</p><p>3. Responde brevemente a las siguientes preguntas en español. Primero tienes que releer el texto en inglés_</p><p>1. ¿Podían divorciarse las mujeres en Egipto? En caso afirmativo, ¿de quién era la custodia de los hijos? ¿Debía el marido devolverle su parte de la dote?. </p><p>2. ¿A qué edad normalmente se casaba una mujer egipcia?. </p><p>3. ¿Podían las mujeres en Egipto trabajar fuera del hogar? ¿Podían tener propiedades? ¿Dirigir un negocio?</p><p>4. ¿Podían hacer testamento las mujeres en Egipto? ¿Las hijas tenían el mismo derecho a heredar que los hijos?. </p>