Egyptian Life
Geography
- every July the Nile floods
- Nile provides water, transportation, and irrigation
- managing the river required technological breakthroughs
Pyramids
- Sphinx was built 2555-2532 B.C. (lion with human head)
- Sphinx is the oldest monumental statute in the world today
Daily life
- Slaves/servants helped the wealthy
- farmers farmed wheat, barley, lentils, and onions
- Artisans carved statues and reliefs
- Merchants used the barter system until coins came into existence
- Scribes kept records, told stories, and wrote medical information down
- Soldiers fought in wars and used wooden weapons with bronze tips and rode chariots
- upper class consisted of priests, engineers, physicians, nobles
- pharaoh was religious and political leader
Pharaohs
- They owned all the land, made the laws, and collected taxes
- Hatshepsut's were women pharaohs (very rare)
Gods and goddesses
- Over 2000 gods and goddesses
- They controlled the lives of the people
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