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Nile river
Civilization was founded since water is an important source of life
Greek, one has hieroglyphics
Rosetta stone has written languages one side has
Greek language
Hieroglyphics comes from
masculinity or femininity
clothing was designed to emphasize
kilts
in the Old kingdom, men wore
prosperous
knee length kilts meaning
dignity, respect, very important person
long kilts meaning
Hapi
god, personification of Nile River, explains harvesting seasons
sheaths
Old Kingdom women wore
5-10%
what percentage of Egypt were Elite?
could read and write, Priests, Government officials
Elites of Egypt
Could command the military
Elites of Egypt (2)
working class
majority of Egyptian population
Fishermen and Farmers
working class including
Slaves
25% of Egyptian population
wars(prisoners of war)
slave population increased because of
Great Pyramids, canals
Slaves worked on
Egypt
first example of patriarchy
patriarchy
Society is structured to place men in positions of power
pregnant
A man is criticized if he cannot make his wife
arouser for a man and the vessel for the mans child
Women are only viewed as the
socially and economically exiled
Women became
shops and be in the economy
Woman could run
single mothers
Women who were divorced became
less ability to take care of family
Mothers had more responsibility and
not acceptable, “gay” did not exist back then
Homosexuality in ancient egypt
two servants but had a lot of privilege
Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep
the creators in society.
Men are considered
as a male god
The earth is viewed
Hatshepsut
Which women leader wore a beard?
“Turin Erotic Papyrus”
Women were meant to be pretty and wear jewelry and makeup meanwhile male appearance didnt matter as much
Androgyny
was popular amongst the gods. Male kings took on the name of female goddesses, the living embodiment of many living gods. Gender was fluid
Eunuchs
castrated males in society, used as servants, deemed as a separate gender in society. Closest example as a third gender in this society
Pharaoh
head of government, the king, considered a god or many gods
Vizier
Prime minister. Handles politics on behalf of the pharaoh
Vizier amount of power
good relationship with king
Priests
worshipped the pharaoh directly, worked on behalf of the pharaoh. A normal person would go to the priest
polytheistic
Egyptians are
polytheistic definition
worship many gods, more than one god. Over 22,000 gods and goddesses
married
King had to be
fertility process, companion of the pharaoh
the queen was viewed as a part of
sacred spaces, could participate in rituals
Queen had access to
Nemes
masculine headdress for rulers
trade routes, commissioned major building projects, participated in warfare
What are some stuff Hatshepsut accomplished
