Ancient Egypt

Hoyoung Chae, Alex Kim

Table of Contents

• Society

• Politics

• Environment

• Culture & Intellect

• Economy

Society

Social StratificationWomen Status

Social Stratification- Society -

Women Status

• Considered inferior to men• Certain rights granted

- Society -

Politics

Political StructureThe Pharaoh

Political Structure

• Centralized authoritarian• Bureaucratic state

Priests,Wealthy officeholders

Scribes,Minor administrators

5%

95%

involved in poli-

tics

unin-volved in

politics

peas-ants

- Politics -

The Pharaoh

• Great power• Head of bureau-

cratic state• Embodiment of the

god, Horus• limits

- Politics -

Environment

The Nile River

Sinai Peninsula

Eastern Desert

Western Desert

Delta

The Nile River- Environment -

The Nile River- Environment -

Culture & Intellect

ReligionScience & Technology

Art & Architecture

Religion

• Impact of religion• Belief in many

gods(ex: Osiris, Horus)

• Afterlife

- Culture & Intellect -

Science & Technology

MathematicsCause: to build enormous structures (ex: pyramid)Accomplishments: discovery of the pattern of the Nile

Ship technologyCause: The presence of a river near civilizationUse: method of transportation, fishing, trade route

- Culture &Intellect -

Art & Architecture

Art

• Development of Funeral Art• Frontalism• Influence from religion

Architecture• The Pyramid

- Culture & Intellect -

Economy

Agriculture and Trade

Economy

Agriculture Based• Nile Water Supply• Use of fertilizer

Trade• Local trade• Regional trade (Nu-

bia)

- Economy -

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