The social hierarchy of the Egyptians is pretty similar to that of the other ancient cultures. The only major difference is that the highest in the system is the Pharaoh which was an original thing of ancient Egypt. At the lowest point of the hierarchy is the slaves and servants. They basically helped the wealthy and helped with the child-raising. They did not have a bad life, considering the American slaves had hard labor. Above the slaves are the farmers. They basically raised everything they needed to live. They grew wheat, barley, lentils, and onions. Then came the artisans. They created statues and depicted military scenes.
Those are the lower of the hierarchy and now we are getting a little higher into the more important people. Next comes the merchants. They used the money/barter system to sell and maybe would accept a bag of grain. Later came the system of coinage. Getting higher up to the Pharaoh, next comes the scribes. They kept records, wrote stories and poetry, sometimes kept anatomy and the medical records. They wrote in hieroglyphs or hierarchic.
Now we are up to the highest people in the hierarchy. The last three are the soldiers, government officials and finally the Pharaoh. The soldiers used wooden weapons with bronze tips. They were also the ones to ride the chariots. The government officials were very wealthy and wore bright white kilts. This group consisted of priests, physicians, and engineers. Then came the Pharaoh. He was known to be like a god. He was the only religious and political leader. He owned all the lands and collected taxes and made laws. There was only ever a handful of women Pharaohs and most of them are fairly famous.
Essay B: Discuss the importance of the Nile River in the lives of the Egyptians.
The Nile played so much importance to the Egyptians. Without the Nile, the Egyptians probably would not have been as successful as they were. This helped them to further the advancements in technology by using the sailboat and an irrigation system. It was the major provider of life. They used it to make trading and traveling easier. They used the water itself for drinking, bathing, irrigating, and transportation by sailboat.
The Nile flowed south to north, which is opposite of most rivers. The Nile flows through several modern day countries like Sudan, Uganda and Kenya. The Egyptian civilization flourished 3000 years before the famous Roman Empire and was the most developed of all the civilizations at the time. It depended solely on the Nile for many things. The Nile would flood in July and leave behind rich soil and clay in October.
The Nile also played a spiritual role for the Egyptians. They thought that it was the way to get from earth to the spiritual world in which they prepared themselves for. Thanks to the Nile, the Egyptians had one of the most developed and controlled countries of the time. The Egyptians no longer live this way, but it would be interesting if they still did.
Those are the lower of the hierarchy and now we are getting a little higher into the more important people. Next comes the merchants. They used the money/barter system to sell and maybe would accept a bag of grain. Later came the system of coinage. Getting higher up to the Pharaoh, next comes the scribes. They kept records, wrote stories and poetry, sometimes kept anatomy and the medical records. They wrote in hieroglyphs or hierarchic.
Now we are up to the highest people in the hierarchy. The last three are the soldiers, government officials and finally the Pharaoh. The soldiers used wooden weapons with bronze tips. They were also the ones to ride the chariots. The government officials were very wealthy and wore bright white kilts. This group consisted of priests, physicians, and engineers. Then came the Pharaoh. He was known to be like a god. He was the only religious and political leader. He owned all the lands and collected taxes and made laws. There was only ever a handful of women Pharaohs and most of them are fairly famous.
Essay B: Discuss the importance of the Nile River in the lives of the Egyptians.
The Nile played so much importance to the Egyptians. Without the Nile, the Egyptians probably would not have been as successful as they were. This helped them to further the advancements in technology by using the sailboat and an irrigation system. It was the major provider of life. They used it to make trading and traveling easier. They used the water itself for drinking, bathing, irrigating, and transportation by sailboat.
The Nile flowed south to north, which is opposite of most rivers. The Nile flows through several modern day countries like Sudan, Uganda and Kenya. The Egyptian civilization flourished 3000 years before the famous Roman Empire and was the most developed of all the civilizations at the time. It depended solely on the Nile for many things. The Nile would flood in July and leave behind rich soil and clay in October.
The Nile also played a spiritual role for the Egyptians. They thought that it was the way to get from earth to the spiritual world in which they prepared themselves for. Thanks to the Nile, the Egyptians had one of the most developed and controlled countries of the time. The Egyptians no longer live this way, but it would be interesting if they still did.
Fantastic work, Maddie! You are off to a great start in this class!
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