Egyptian life is centered around the Nile River
Water for drinking, for irrigating, for bathing, and for transportation
Every July floods
Every October it leaves behind rich soil
the delta is a broad, marshy triangular area of fertile silt
managing the river required technological breakthrough in irrigation
The Great Sphinx of Gi: built 2555 - 2532 BC. A recumbent lion with a human’s head It is the oldest monumental state in the world.
Video: 1802 AD: youngest son of Haroon al asheed set camp at the base of Keyups. He came with great army with warriors, 100s of stone maisons, engineers, and architects. His quest was to find the Pharaohs treasure.
Classes:
Pharaoh
Government Officials - Nobles, Priests
Soldiers
Scribes
Merchants
Artisans
FarmersSlaves and Servants
Slaves/Servants helped the wealthy with household and child raising duties
raised wheat, barley, lentils, onions - benefitted from irrigation of the Bile
Artisans would carve statues and reliefs showing military battle and scenes in the afterlife
Money/barter system was used - merchants might accept bags of grain for payment - later, coinage came about
Scribes kept record, told stories, wrote poetry described anatomy and medical treatments
They wrote in hieroglyphs and in hieratic
Soldiers used wooden weapons (bow&arrows, spears) w/bronze tops and might ride chariots
Upper class, knows as the “white kilt class” - priests, physicians, engineers
As ‘Lord of the Two Lands’ the pharaoh was the ruler of Upper and Lower Egypt. He owned all land, made laws, collected taxes, & defended Egypt against foreigners
Hatshepsut was a women who served as pharaoh
Cleopatra 12 also served as pharaoh, but much later (51 30 BC)
Gods and Goddesses: over 2000 gods and goddesses. They “controlled” the lives of humans
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