Ancient Egypt

Here and the notes we took today in class.......................

5 elements to describe ancient life in Egypt:

Geography-

Nile was used for Water for drinking, for irrigating crops, for bathing, and for transportation

Every July it flooded and every October it leaves being rich soil

The delta is a broad, marshy triangular area of fertile silt

Managing the river required technological breakthroughs in irrigation

Daily life-

Hierarchy ( Pharaoh, Gov. officials- nobles and priest, soldiers, scribes, merchants, artisans, farmers, slaves &servants)

Slaves/servants- helped the wealthy with household duties (good slave life)

Farmers- grew wheat, barley, lentils, onions, etc.

Artisans-  would carve statues and reliefs showing military battles and scenes in the afterlife

Merchants- trades things until they invented coins

Scribes- kept records, wrote stories, and wrote their version of medical treatments

Soldiers- wooden weapons *bow & arrows, spears* probably ride chariots

Gov. officials- "white kilt class" rich people, priests, physicians, engineers

Pharaoh- religious and political leader of the Egyptian people. "Lord of the two lands" "High priest of every Temple"

******Hatshepsut- was a woman who served as the pharaoh (only a few women pharaohs)

=======Cleopatra VII also served…maybe the last pharaoh in history