In chapter 24, Scout participates in Aunt Alexandra´s missionary circle where she listens to Mrs. Merriweather´s display of prejudice towards foreign cultures and also criticizes indirectly Atticus<em> </em>for defending Tom. Scout realizes that Merriweather´s views of Atticus are to be considered hypocritical, taking in account that the missionary circle is being held at Atticus´ home.
I think that the best answer is that it was during The New Kingdom. The New Kingdom was the time between 16 century BC and 11 century BC. It was a time of great richness and power of Egypt and it included such famous pharaohs as Tutankhamun and Hatshepsut.
