Early Chinese Civilization Case Study

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Exploring the Roles of Women in Early China vs. Egypt Civilizations Aziah Pierce Wilmington University Exploring the Roles of Women in Early China vs. Egypt Civilizations Looking back to explore some our most memorable early civilizations and their history of women’s roles the results may be surprising. Egypt and China civilizations were too very vital periods in shaping worldwide cultures and traditions. Both societies had values that some still stands on today as well as ones that have evolved. In early Egypt civilization women and men were looked at as equal. In early Egyptian art there are evidence of tombs, and temples that illustrate men and women were seen doing activities together in unity depicting equality and harmony (Mason).

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