During the Middle Kingdom period of ancient Egypt A Women could not own a business or property
B The merchant class declined due to lack of trade
C The pharaoh lost power and a new middle class began to emerge
D Slaves produce most goods for the economy

Read the following passage. the early mill girls were of different ages. some were not over ten years old; a few were in middle life, but the majority were between the ages of sixteen and twenty-five. the very young girls were called "doffers." they "doffed," or took off, the full bobbins from the spinning frames, and replaced them with empty ones. based on the passage, early mill girls were mostly young. were mostly middle aged. were of a variety of ages. were mostly children.