Ancient Egypt

Different Aspects of Egyption Life:

• Royal Woman

  • Status :

    • gained through their relationship with the king

  • Royal Headdresses:

    • Had cobras and vultures included in them

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  • Important female rulers:

    • Nefertari:

      • Major role in gov’t and religion

      •  Died at 40

    • Hatshepsut:

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    • Cleopatra VII:

      • Greek or Roman

• Organization:

  • Viziers:

    • Responsibilities:

      • Send out orders to distant towns

      • Determine rules and regulations

      • Collect taxes

  • How to get Gov’t positions:

    • Heredity - by family bloodline

    • Power was handed down to children in families

• Military:

  • Social mobility- nonexistent

  • Military Goal:

    • Keep expanding Egypt

    • Prevent uprising and rebellions

• Royal Symbols:

  • Ankh- 

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  • Cartouche- 

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  • Crook and Flail- 

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  • Headdresses-

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• Government:

  • Led by Pharaohs

    • Pharaoh - seen as a divine representative of god on Earth

  • Responsibility of Gov’t:

    • Taxation

    • Creation of laws

    • Organization of labor

  • Pyramid of social classes:

• Pharaoh’s

  • Absolute Power:

    • Have the ability to do everything/anything

      • Unchecked power

  • How Pharaoh’s showed power:

    • Built pyramids to show greatness and put themselves on stories and temple walls

  • Stories:

    • Many images were reused from pharaoh to pharaoh