Malika Cuyler Social Studies Ancient Egypt Malika Cuyler Social Studies

Social Pyramid The social pyramid of Egypt was divided into groups of different jobs and responsibilities. It was structured into 6 levels. PHAROAH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS PRIEST Pharaoh’s were political, religious and economic leaders. The job of a Pharaoh was to lead prayer ceremonies, to inspect irrigation projects and to also hold meetings with foreign merchants and leaders. Government officials were loyal assistants to help carry out the Pharaoh's orders. The vizier had a variety of responsibilities . The vizier was in charge of the food supply, repairing malfunctions while supervising conservational industries. The priest was very important in Egyptian society. Egyptians believed that only gods lived in the temples. The job of a priest was to take care of the god/goddess needs. The priest were the only ones allowed in the sacred temple .

SOCIAL PYRAMID SCRIBES ARTISANS PEASANTS Scribes were usually men who learned how to read and write. A scribe writes books or documents by hand as a profession and helps keep track of records. Artisan is another word for a craftsman, or someone in a skilled trade who makes things by hand. Artisans specialized in painting, pottery, furniture, making clothes and much more. Peasants were the farmers, construction workers, and the unskilled laborers. Even though they were low class the pharaoh depended on them because they supplied the food.

GOVERNMENT A theocracy is a form of government in which the government claims to rule on behalf of a god or deity. They used their religious beliefs to stay pharaoh. You did not own your home or your jewelry or your food or anything else. The Pharaoh owned everything. The pharaoh had an army, a police force, and a huge number of ministries and government officials to help him rule the country.

INNOVATIONS The Ancient Egyptians created housing and one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Great Pyramids. They say, “It took over 20 years to build. Ancient Egypt invented, beer, a drink that was made of barley bread soaked in sweetened date water and then fermented. the astronomers of Ancient Egypt created the calendar with 365 days the same as we have today.

INNOVATIONS The innovations of Ancient Egypt contributed greatly to their civilization. The calendar helped them know when the floods would come, so they could prepare. The bricks made better and more stable houses. The papyrus helped them write the law down, and the law helped keep the people in order. The shadof made it easy to get water for all the things that they needed.

CULTURE/BELIEFS Ancient Egyptian religion was a complex system of polytheistic beliefs and rituals which were an integral part of ancient Egyptian society. It centered on the Egyptians' interaction with many deities who were believed to be present in, and in control of, the forces and elements of nature.The Pharaoh was believed to be descended from the gods.

CULTURE/BELIEFS Temples were considered dwelling places for the gods. They were everywhere. Each city had a temple built for the god of that city. The purpose of the temple was to be a cosmic center by which men had communication with the gods. As the priests became more powerful, tombs became a part of great temples.

ECONOMICS The Ancient Egyptian has many aspects to there economy that makes there lives successful. Egyptians use the ways of trading, farms and there educated minds to make their everyday lives strive. The ancient Egyptians depend on the way of trading as there way of money. They had many farms and growing livestock to trade for their tools to make their food.

ECONOMICS As in all ancient societies, agriculture was the main economic activity. The harvests in Egypt were richer. Goods were exported to and imported from countries around the Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea and the Red Sea.

Random facts 1.Ancient Egypt stood as one of the world’s most advanced civilizations for nearly 3,000 years 2.Christianity was the main religion in Egypt between the Fourth and Sixth Centuries. 3. The Statue of Liberty was intended for Egypt. 4. Cleopatra, the last Pharaoh of Egypt, was actually Greek, not Egyptian. 5. Ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made of stones.

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