Toady in West Civ class we took notes on Egypt.

5 elements of life in Egypt
1. geography
2. daily life
3. Pharaohs
4. Goddesses and gods
5. Pyramids

Geography

- water for drinking, for irrigating, for bathing, and for transportation

- every July it floods

- every october it leaves behind rich soil

- the data us abroad, marshy triangular area of fertile silt

- managing the river required technological break throughs in irrigation

Pyramids

- the great sphinx if giza
built 2555-2532 BCE

- a recumbent lion with a human's head

- oldest monument ststue in the world

Daily life
Pharaoh- religious and political leader "land of hte two lands"
Government officials- Nobels, Preists- Upper class, known as the "white kilt class" priests, physicians, engineers
Soldiers- used wooden weapons with bronze tips and might ride chariots
Scribes- kept records, told stories, wrote poetry described anatomy and medicla treatments
Merchants- Money/barter system was used merchants might accept bags of grain for payment
Artisans- would carve statues and reliefs showing military battles
Farmers- raised wheat,barley, lentils, onions
Slaves and servants- helped the wealthy with household with child raising duties

Hatshepsut was a woman who served as a pharaoh

Cleopatra VII also served as a Pharaoh, but much later (51-30 B.C.)