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Why couldn't a woman be a divine ruler in ancient Egypt




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because of maats rulings

Step-by-step explanation:

In Ancient Egypt, Maat was the Egyptian belief of truth and balance. One of Maats rulings was that the world was 'a man's world' so having a female ruler would go against Maat's rulings.

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