Women of ancient Egypt were more independent and involved in public life than those of Mesopotamia. Egyptian women owned property, conducted their own business, entered legal contacts, and brought lawsuits. They shared in the economic and professional life of the country at every level except one: Women were apparently excluded from formal education. The professional bureaucracy was open only to

those who could read and write. As a result, the primary route to public power was closed to women, and the power remained in the hands of men.

During the Old and Middle Kingdoms, great pyramid temple - tomb complexes were build for the kings. Within the temples, priests and servants performed rituals to serve the dead kings just as they had served the kings when they were alive. The founder of the Old Kingdom, King Zoser, who was an approximate contemporary of Gilgamesh, build the first pyramid - temple, the Step Pyramid at Saqqara. In the Old Kingdom population has been estimated at perhaps 1.5 million, more than 70,000 workers at that time were employed in the building these great temple - tombs. Gradually the power of the king declined. The in

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