Government, Religion, and Law
.Most civillisations are built upon many rules, regulations and leaders. In Ancient Egypt, everything revolved around one person... the Pharoh. The Pharoh was sort of like a god to the people of Ancient Egypt. This title gave the Pharoh almost limitless power.
Most of the people who carried out the Pharohs laws were priests or holy men . These two groups of people merged together, creating their own sort of social class, who got better treatment than other citizens.
The structure of ancient Egypt involved other officials, including viziers, army commanders, chief treasurers, the minister of public works, and tax collectors, all of whom answered directly to the pharaoh.
Ancient Egyptians didnt like change. Meaning they never doubted anything their ancestors had passed down to them. They continued practising their religion riht to the end. This quote from the website http://historylink101.com/n/egypt_1/religion.htm sums up how the Egyptians felt towards their religion... "Egyptians did not question the beliefs which had been handed down to them; they did not desire change in their society. Their main aim throughout their history was to emulate the conditions which they believed had existed at the dawn of creation"
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The religion of Ancient Egypt was polytheistic meaning ' believing in many gods.' One of the many famous beliefs of the Ancient Egyptians, was the belief in the Afterlife. A belief that when someone died, their body and soul was taken up to the sky, to dwell in the after life.
There were many different groups of people in Ancient Egypt and they all played a role in society. Here are just a few...
-The Ruling Elite- the Ruling elite, were the people who ruled. Whether that was the Pharoh, or the royals who worked for him.
-Nobility- The noble class of Ancient Egypt typically worked for the pharoahs or the royal family in some way
-Citizens- the people who would come (sometimes from Greece and Rome) and visit, inherit or come to Egypt. Whether the reason be for pleasure or for profit
-Bureaucracy- the ways of hierachy. With the King at the top, next would come the viziers, then the treasurers and so on...
- Women- women were treated very well in Ancient Egypt. They were considered equal to men, and were allowed o take on all of the same responsibilities as men e.g- own property, borrow money, sign contracts, initiate divorce, appear in court as a witness, etc. Of course, they were also equally subject to whatever responsibilities normally accompanied with those rights.
-Slaves- Slaves were peasants. Peasants took up as much as 80% of the Egyptian population. Most would work in the fields, planting crops, but some would work as servants in the homes of wealthy nobles.
"Egyptians did not question the beliefs which had been handed down to them; they did not desire change in their society. Their main aim throughout their history was to emulate the conditions which they believed had existed at the dawn of creation"
Most of the people who carried out the Pharohs laws were priests or holy men . These two groups of people merged together, creating their own sort of social class, who got better treatment than other citizens.
The structure of ancient Egypt involved other officials, including viziers, army commanders, chief treasurers, the minister of public works, and tax collectors, all of whom answered directly to the pharaoh.
Ancient Egyptians didnt like change. Meaning they never doubted anything their ancestors had passed down to them. They continued practising their religion riht to the end. This quote from the website http://historylink101.com/n/egypt_1/religion.htm sums up how the Egyptians felt towards their religion... "Egyptians did not question the beliefs which had been handed down to them; they did not desire change in their society. Their main aim throughout their history was to emulate the conditions which they believed had existed at the dawn of creation"
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The religion of Ancient Egypt was polytheistic meaning ' believing in many gods.' One of the many famous beliefs of the Ancient Egyptians, was the belief in the Afterlife. A belief that when someone died, their body and soul was taken up to the sky, to dwell in the after life.
There were many different groups of people in Ancient Egypt and they all played a role in society. Here are just a few...
-The Ruling Elite- the Ruling elite, were the people who ruled. Whether that was the Pharoh, or the royals who worked for him.
-Nobility- The noble class of Ancient Egypt typically worked for the pharoahs or the royal family in some way
-Citizens- the people who would come (sometimes from Greece and Rome) and visit, inherit or come to Egypt. Whether the reason be for pleasure or for profit
-Bureaucracy- the ways of hierachy. With the King at the top, next would come the viziers, then the treasurers and so on...
- Women- women were treated very well in Ancient Egypt. They were considered equal to men, and were allowed o take on all of the same responsibilities as men e.g- own property, borrow money, sign contracts, initiate divorce, appear in court as a witness, etc. Of course, they were also equally subject to whatever responsibilities normally accompanied with those rights.
-Slaves- Slaves were peasants. Peasants took up as much as 80% of the Egyptian population. Most would work in the fields, planting crops, but some would work as servants in the homes of wealthy nobles.
"Egyptians did not question the beliefs which had been handed down to them; they did not desire change in their society. Their main aim throughout their history was to emulate the conditions which they believed had existed at the dawn of creation"