2010+Ancient+Egypt

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G- Ancient Egypt was run by a Pharaoh. The laws that they had in Ancient Egypt were based on Ma'at. Ma'at was used to represent balance, truth, justice, and order in the universe. They claimed that everyone in the society had equal rights, and were treated fairly, not paying attention to wealth or position in society, but that didn't include the slaves that people had. 

R- The ancient egyptians were polytheistic which meant that they believed in many gods. Some of the main gods that they believed in are Anubis, Hathor, Horus, Isis, Osiris, Ptah, Ra/Amun, Seth, and Thoth. Anubis's was the judge of the dead, Hathor was the god of hope and motherhood, Horus was the god of Earth, Isis was the god of the underworld, Osiris was the god of fertility, resurrection, the underworld, and vegetation, Ptah was the the god of craftsman and creation, Ra/Amun was the god of creation and the sun, Seth was the god of chaos, evil, and trickery, and Thoth was the god of the moon, wisdom, and writing. Egypt was ruled by and organized bureaucracy. The ancient egyptians religion mostly included rituals that were usally in various temples and burial rites. The priests were powerful and religious power and political power were connected in someway.   E- To obtain food, the ancient egyptians grew their own crops. They could grow whatever they wanted to, and they would pay taxes with a specific amount of crops. Trade with other countries started in fourth century B.C. The Egyptians traded with countries around the Mediterranean, Agean, and Red Sea. The items used by Egyptians for trade were mainly gold, other minerals, wheat, and barley. They used these items to purchase things like silver, iron, ivory, copper, and horses from other countries. 

A- In the tombs Egyptians painted pictures and symbols on the walls of the tombs. Religion,beleifs,gods,goddess,nature and everyday activities were in most of their paintings. Mummy cases and sarcophaguses where built for the bodies of important people. The language in writing was called hierpglyphics. It had twenty-four alphabetic characters. They started learning them where their four years old.  T- They had copper tools to start with then switched to bronze tools because they were better to work with. They changed to iron tools in 200BC builted great monuments and places like the Great Prymid Of Giza. The prymids that they built is over 4,000 years old and only have a few chips in them. They ment to last a very long time and to withstand a tornado or hurrican. The blocks are very tightly put together even a razor sharp knife cant go in between the blocks. For the calendar they had 10 days in a week, 3 weeks in a month, four months in a season, three seasons in a year and 5 holy days. The Egyptians were the first to come up with the 365- day year. Sundial clock- circle with numbers around it with a little stick in the middle when the sticks shadow falls at a certain number it was that time. The only bad thing about the sundial clock is that you cant see what time it is at night because there is no shadow. The water clock- little stand with a pot on the top and a pot on the bottom. The water would flow down to the bottom of the pot. When the water got to a certain level it ment that certain time. The good thing is that you can tell what time it is any time of the day because you don't need a shadow for this clock.    S- In Ancient Egypt there were 5 levels of classes in their society. The Pharaoh was at the top of the list, followed by high priests, and priestesses, then nobles, then merchants, scribes, and artisans. Lastly their were peasent farmers. The society was seen as the more valueble the person was to the society the more you were valued.  Summary of your civilizations achievements: