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Religious beliefs
Before the British came, the Egyptians worshiped multiple gods. After the British colonized Egypt they started to worship the sun god only. -
Social Status
Before the British came Egyptians lived under a Pharaoh/King. After the British came they then lived under a Monarch. -
Life expectancy
Before the British arrived the average age of death was 19 years old. However those who survived childhood had a life expectancy of 30 years. After the British came life expectancy was much older like 50s - 70s. -
Woman's Work
Before the British came they were taught homemaking skills and how to manage a household by their mother but could equally work the same as men. After the British came same thing but some women of higher rankings would own things or their own businesses. -
Men's Work
Before the British came the men were hunting, farming, building, mining, etc. After they came it was the same. -
Egyptian Colonization
The British occupied Egypt in 1882, but they did not annex it: a nominally independent Egyptian government continued to operate. But the country had already been colonized by the European powers whose influence had grown considerably since the mid-nineteenth century.
