Characteristics Of Ancient Egypt

Egypt would be nothing without their famous government and rulers. The biggest, most important ruler, of Ancient Egypt, was and is the Pharaoh. The Pharaoh was the most vital leader to not just of the government, but also of the religion in Egypt. There were tears of the Egyptian government. So, under the pharaoh, was the vizier. A vizier is the main overseer of the land. The other officials reported to vizier each day. Under the vizier, were the Nomarks. They rule over a certain area of land called a nome. Almost like a governor. A nome was almost like a state. The role of a nomark would be hereditary and be passed down from father to son. The laws of Ancient Egypt were believed to be partially codified. There were 8 books that set out the legal code. Most people believe that Egyptian law was based on common sense and the view of right and wrong. This is how Egyptian’s complex religion helped make Egypt a working civilization.

The pharaohs did not run the government alone he had rulers and leaders in the lower class than him who worked with different parts of the government.

Ancient Egypt was one of the most powerful and innovative civilizations. As one of the six civilizations to arise independently, Egypt eventually became one of the most influential nations that lasted over three thousand years, from 3000 B.C to around 30 B.C Egypt boasted of strong leaders, a rich culture, a hierarchical society, and the source of much of it’s wealth, the Nile. The Nile provided the Egyptians with necessities like food, water, transportation, building supplies, and more. Using the resources they were provided with and their knowledge, the Egyptians were able to create a unique civilization that has been able to be preserved and acknowledged as one of the most powerful civilizations to ever exist on Earth.

Ancient Egypt was a captivating and intricate civilization. Over the years, historians have found it easier to study this civilization, rather than other historical civilizations, because the Egyptians went through great lengths to record their history. Besides being decent record keepers, they were very religious, and “ahead of their time,” due to their technological and economic breakthroughs. Because of the aspects of this culture, it has to be one of the greatest civilizations of the world.

The thriving civilization of Egypt emerged directly because of how the Egyptians handled economic, social and geographical influences.

Primarily, the success of the Egyptian civilization is accredited to the presence of pharaohs. A pharaoh is the head of the government and high priest of every temple and is considered to be half god and half human. Because of this, they are associated with divinity and are the supreme power of Egypt; essentially, ancient Egyptian pharaohs hold the same power as a dictator. Citizens of Egypt looked to the pharaoh to ensure their well-being. They wanted the pharaoh to keep the gods happy so the Nile would flood and there would be a bountiful harvest. Pharaohs also had to maintain and strengthen the army to defend the country from outside threats and internal difficulties. In terms of political structure, the ancient Egyptian government is mainly focused on and is controlled by the pharaohs. The government brought order to society through laws, taxes, the organization of labor, trade, defense, and temples. At a time when there was decentralized power in Egypt (pharaoh was not the center of power) there was a large loss of territory and attracted Nubian, Assyrian, and later, Persian invaders. Because of the Pharaoh’s contributions and necessity in maintaining stability, they sit atop the pyramid of social class. They are on top of the pyramid of social hierarchy because they do a lot for their people and thereby hold great significance to the populous.

Egypt was a complex civilization in many ways. It was important because of the civilization indicators.

Although the government of ancient Egypt was not as successful as their religion and agriculture it was still important just like our government is important in our everyday lives. In the beginning Egypt was ruled by powerful pharaohs who appointed all of their family as government officials. The people had no say in their government and did not like that only the pharaoh and his family was powerful. Eventually the pharaoh’s power lessened and moved onto the district governors. Then the power went back to the pharaoh and stayed there until the end of the civilization.

Pharaoh couldn’t run the Government just him so he had many rulers and leaders below him who ran different parts of the Ancient Egyptian Government

The Ancient Egyptian Government was ruled by the Pharaoh. The Pharaoh lead the government and the religion so the Egyptians referred to the Pharaoh as the ‘Lord of the Two Lands’ or the ‘High Priest of Every Temple’. The Pharaoh had the authority to pass laws and collect taxes. The Pharaoh also owned all the land. Soon the Pharaoh found that he couldn’t run the civilization himself, so he had many leaders, who were below his rank as Pharaoh, run different parts of the country. The Ancient Egyptian Government had hierarchy positions below the Pharaoh. Some of these positions included the vizier and nomarks. Viziers were the leaders under the Pharaoh and the Chief Overseer of the the land. The Egyptians passed a law that the vizier needed

First and foremost, Ancient Egypt was structured in the form of a pyramid. The top of the pyramid of course was the gods. These gods included Ra, Osiris, and Iris, and according to the people of Egypt, these gods controlled almost the entire earth. Leaders in Egypt were called pharaohs so they were believed to be Gods in human form which is amazing. The ruler in status were powerful nobles and priests. Only nobles could hold government posts and in those positions they profited from tributes paid to the pharaoh. Priests were responsible for pleasing the gods. While soldiers fought in wars or quelled domestic uprisings. When there was no war to fight, the soldiers supervised

One indicator Ancient Egypt had was a government. The Ancient Egyptian government was led by the supreme ruler, the pharaoh. The pharaoh couldn’t run the Egyptian government all by himself so he had people to help him called the hierarchy. The hierarchy included the vizier, the nomark, the army commander, the chief treasurer, and the army commander. Under the pharaoh was the vizier. The vizier was kind of like a prime minister, all of the other hierarchy members, and patrols around Egypt reported to him with the latest updates. Under the vizier was the nomarks. The nomarks were like the local governors, their job was to govern over their specific city. Under the nomarks was the tax collector. The tax collector's job was to collect the monthly taxes to contribute to things such as roads and new public buildings. Scribes were very important to the ancient Egyptian government. Some of the scribes jobs included keeping track of the finances and keeping track of everything going on in the city.

Since the pharaoh couldn’t run a government all by himself so he just had hierarchy of rulers and other leaders who ran different parts of the government

Ancient Egypt was a highly advanced and developed civilization, and this can be shown through the seven indicators. This was displayed within the ancient Egyptians everyday lives.

Egypt was a complex civilization because it had all of the important civilization indicators. Egypt was a smart resourceful they had strong beliefs. Under the rule of the Pharaoh, they build an empire and even now a thousand year later it is still one of the greatest civilization in history.