Both civilizations relied heavily on farmers who were the life of the civilization and suppliers of food and other useful materials. Although farmers were essential to each civilization, in both they were at the bottom of the social ladder. However, in Egyptian society farmers can have their children learn a different skill, such as becoming merchants and artisans, and eventually, with a small chance, enter the ruling class. This was not the case in the Aryan civilization as each person was born into a caste and could not rise or change their level in the caste system: the order was Brahmins (the priests and kings), Kshatriyas (the warriors and aristocrats, the ruling class), Vaishya (the cultivators, artisans and traders, and the Shudra (the farmers and surfers). Another important differentiation is that women did not have many rights in Indian civilization, only men could own land and receive a education. Women were solely responsible for childbearing and supporting the family. On the other hand, Egyptian women enjoyed much higher status and greater independence than women in other parts of the ancient world like it. can deny it to them." Compared to the women of the Indus River Valley, Egyptian women lived a high life, as Egyptian law allowed women to inherit property and enter.