Egypt Social Structure

This investigation attempts to correctly analyze in what way the geography of Egypt influenced the ancient Egyptian religion. This query is very relevant because, certain geographical items influenced the creation of the ancient religion that helped shape many religions that are very prevalent today such as Christianity and Judaism. The issues that will be addressed are how the great Sahara Desert surrounding the civilization, the Nile river that nourishes the whole population, and how the overall common beliefs and myths built the foundation of the ancient Egyptian religion and subsequently influenced modern day religions. This analysis will focus on the time period of 3110 BCE to 550 CE and the place being examined is the country of Egypt. This will be accomplished through the exploration of research documents and informational novels.

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.

Pharaoh, viziers, high priests and nobles, priests, engineers, doctors, scribes, craftsmen, slaves and farmers, these are examples of how the existing order of social class in Ancient Egyptian. What’s the difference between the social class order we have today? Classes such as upper class, middle class, and the lower or working class still resemble the class order and theme of then in the Ancient Egyptian time. Social class could be managed as much in wealth and income, possession of goods and the way individuals are viewed after death are essential elements in social class. Social class has a noteworthy part to play in the lives, for example, the lives in Egypt to the lives that we live in the 21st century. Social class is something that is observed at but mentioned in different context. Social class in Ancient Egypt was not only a description of how people lived but also how they were views after death. And this how the pyramids and other monuments played a role in class and status ranking.

The people groups in ancient Egyptian were very different than our societies social groups today. Ancient Egyptians were grouped in a hierarchical system with the Pharaoh at the top and farmers and slaves at the bottom. The groups of people nearest to the top of society were the richest and most powerful. The Pharaoh was believed to be a god on earth and had the most power. He was responsible for making laws and keeping order. Ensuring that Egypt was not attacked or invaded by enemies and for keeping the gods happy so that the Nile flooded and there was a good harvest. The Vizier was the Pharaoh's chief advisor

Explain the distribution of power in Old Kingdom Egypt and the first intermediate period, the social, political, and economic reasons for the constructors of pyramids, and Egyptian belief concerning the afterlife.

The Nile River took place in Egypt’s agriculture. All of the major cities in ancient Egypt are near the Nile and the fertile land around it. The Nile produced a type of silt when it flooded. The ancient Egyptians used this silt to plant crops such as wheat and bareley which was one of the Egyptians only food source. This is why it was very important when the Nile flooded. The Egyptians even had a their seasons based off of when the Nile River flooded. The Nile produced almost every food source that the Egyptians had. It produced wheat, bareley, papyrus roots and fish. They used the Nile’s wheat and barley for bread and beer, and ate papyrus roots and fish. Without the Nile River the ancient Egyptians would have nothing to eat or trade.

The Nile River flooded annually, and when the waters retreated, they left behind fertile soil which the farmers planted their crops in. They grew grains for making the basic foods, and they traded those grains for other commodities such as fabrics, jewels, and rare metals. They irrigated their fields with the Nile River to allow for the crops to grow, which were grown close to the Nile to receive the fertile soil. They controlled the flooding through a series of dikes to prevent damage to houses and structures.

Today was my first day in the school house. As I walked around and walked to class I saw a girl with the most amazing and prettiest jewelry, her name was Eldora. Eldora means golden. She had lots of unusual jewelry that is mostly gold and silver. I asked her where she got her jewelry and she said her dad is a jewelry maker and seller. She always is moving around Egypt because his job involves moving to all the different queens and kings. She told me that her parents were very good at making jewelry and were in the second highest social class for all of their famous work.

Egypt spans across the northeast corner of Africa and the southwest corner of Asia. The country is bordered by the Mediterranean sea and the Red Sea as well as Libya to the west, Sudan to the south, and Israel and the Gaza strip to the east. The majority of Egypt's 390,000 square miles of land lies within the Nile Valley of North Africa. Egypt has over 87 million inhabitants, making it the fifteenth most populous country in the world. Across the country, days are typically warm to hot and nights are cool. Egypt experiences a mild winter from November to April and a hot summer from May to October. The country receives very minimal rainfall throughout the year due to it’s desert climate.

At the top of the class levels was the pharoh, nobles, and priests. The pharoh was elevated to god status and had absolute power. They had many responsibilities such as army director and they were buried in pyramids. Below him were the social elite or nobles and priests. Nobles had government jobs. Priests were to please the gods and both ¨enjoyed great status and grew wealthy,¨ states Ancient Egypt Egyptian Social

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

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.

My project is about the social classes and what they wore. In ancient egypt the social classes were for the citizens and and identified their ranks in egypt. The pharaoh was the highest social class in egypt. Clothes show cased the social classes, upper classes wore wore white linen cloth, jewelry made oof colorful pottery beads. Men of the lower class wore kilts (skirt), sandals, and jewelry if they could afford at all. Females of the lower class wore dresses, sandals and jewelry if they could afford at all f lapis, gemstones made of gold, silver, plated wigs, and sandals made of leather. Females of the upper class wore white linen as dresses, jewelry, black plated wigs and leather sandals. Men of the upper class wore white linen as kilts

Their religion was revolved around the belief on the gods and goddesses.They also believed that all parts of nature was a children or relative of a creator god.They believed in Osiris,god of the dead,Ra,god of the sun, and Geb,god of the earth,Ect.They believed their king, the Pharaoh, was a man and a god.He was believed that he could control the nature, start wars, and protect the people.They made daily sacrifices of food to the god´s so that they would b

Much like modern society, there was a distinction between the social classes in Egypt. A direct example of this are the tombs. Although they are massive historical landmarks and archeological feats; they served a deeper purpose to the Ancient Egyptians. The ability to be buried in a tomb was directly related to someone’s wealth or royal lineage (Baines & Lacovara, 2002). It was not a practice for everyone to be buried in tombs.