ESSAY A: Describe the social hierarchy of the ancient Egyptians.
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ESSAY B: Discuss the importance of the Nile River in the lives of Egyptians."
The ancient Egyptians used a social hierarchy that was made up of seven different groups that showed where you stood within the society. The social hierarchy started with the servants and the slaves who were at the bottom. Their jobs included helping raise the wealthy with household and child raising duties. Then came the farmers who raised wheat, barley, and lentils. Then the Artisans who carved statues and drawings that showed military and afterlife. After that was the Merchants who used a bartering and money system and sometimes they excepted grains or other goods. Then the scribes were next and they kept records, told stories, taught medical treatments, and wrote hieroglyphs and hieratics. Then there were the soldiers who used wooden weapons with bronze tips and sometimes and road chariots. After that came the Upper class who were known as the "white kilt class" because their clothes were always extremely clean the people in this class were usually priests, physicians, and engineers.Then the person with the highest rank is the pharaoh who was the religious and political leader and he held two titles the 'Lord of the Two Lands' and the 'High Priest of Every Temple.' He owned all of the land, made laws, collected taxes, and defended Egypt against foreigners. Then there was also Hatshepsut which was what a women pharaoh was called. Those were all of the ranks in the hierarchy.
Ancient Egypt was very important to the people of Egypt and was built of many pyramids where the pharaohs were kept after their death. Some of the pyramids were as big as 50 stories tall. Also the people who built the pyramids actually wanted to build them because they felt like it was an honor to do something for the pharaoh. The main life-line of Egypt was the Nile and one fact about the river was that it flows from South to North.
The Nile was used for everything back in Egypt. The Egyptians used the Nile for transportation, bathing, and irrigation. Irrigation was one of the biggest break-throughs in Ancient Egypt. The people of Egypt learned how to use the river for all of there crops at different times of the year. They learned that Nile flooded in July and that the best soil could be found in October. The Nile was the source of life for all of the people who lived in the few mile radius around the river. They also used the river to move food and good down stream but they had to watch how the water moved so that way nothing would go wrong. Also when everything was going right with the river and food wise everyone would call that time "Maat."
Ancient Egypt was very important to the people of Egypt and was built of many pyramids where the pharaohs were kept after their death. Some of the pyramids were as big as 50 stories tall. Also the people who built the pyramids actually wanted to build them because they felt like it was an honor to do something for the pharaoh. The main life-line of Egypt was the Nile and one fact about the river was that it flows from South to North.
The Nile was used for everything back in Egypt. The Egyptians used the Nile for transportation, bathing, and irrigation. Irrigation was one of the biggest break-throughs in Ancient Egypt. The people of Egypt learned how to use the river for all of there crops at different times of the year. They learned that Nile flooded in July and that the best soil could be found in October. The Nile was the source of life for all of the people who lived in the few mile radius around the river. They also used the river to move food and good down stream but they had to watch how the water moved so that way nothing would go wrong. Also when everything was going right with the river and food wise everyone would call that time "Maat."
Great work on the hierarchy essay! I would have given you a perfect score if it was three paragraphs. The river essay was also good.
ReplyDeleteEssay 1: 9/10
Essay 2: 9/10