Ancient Egypt 10 Criteria

Trading Over Long Distances Trading Routes Imports Exports Merchants Syria Sinai Peninsula Asia Minor Greece Bartering Queen Hatshepsut

Large Public Buildings Temples

Development of an Art Style Sphinx Obelisk Temples Pyramids Pottery Statues of gods and pharaohs Jewelry Burial Items Burial Masks Sarcophagus

Beginning of Science Engineering Pyramids Irrigation System Medicine Perfume Embalming Papyrus

Ranking of Social Positions Pharaoh Priests and Nobles Government Officials Scribes, Craftspeople, and Merchants Farmers Laborers and Slaves

Beginning of Government Pharaoh Dynasty Wealthy Farmers (village leaders) Menes Khufu Nobles Hyksos Hatshepsut Ramses the Great Horus

Producing and Storing Surplus Food Irrigation Hunter-Gather Fertile Soil Fish Vegetables Fruits Barley Wheat

System of Writing Hieroglyphics Papyrus Rosetta Stone The Book of the Dead

Large Populated Settlements Pe Memphis Thebes

Variety of Jobs Artisans Sculptors Builders Carpenters Jewelers Metal Workers Leather Workers Stone Workers Scribes Priests Pharaoh Nobles Merchants Farmers