Pharaoh Was A Political And Religious Leader Of The Ancient Egypt

Egypt Essay

Ancient Egypt was a civilization because it had all of the important seven indicators. All of the indicators took part in everyone's life.

The first indicator I read was about government in Egypt. In Egypt the Pharaoh was the most powerful person in Ancient Egypt. The Pharaoh was a political and religious leader of the Egyptians. The Pharaoh held the titles: “Lord of the Two Lands’ and “High Priest of Every Temple.” The “Lord of the Two Lands” the pharaoh had the part as the ruler of the Upper and Lower Egypt. The Pharaoh owned all owned the land, created laws, took taxes, and defend Egypt against foreigners. The “High Priest of Every Temple”, the Pharaoh represented the Gods on earth. The Pharaoh done rituals and created temples to honour the Gods. Also the government had weapons. Egyptians had a far-ranging variety of ancient weapons. Wood and stone were used as weapons. These two weapons were made into, slings, clubs, throwing sticks, stone maces and stone tipped spears. These weapons were used in the early periods of Ancient Egypt. Horns and wooden bows were also made and the arrows were stone tipped. Spearman were the second largest contingent in Egyptian army (after the bowman). Spears were cheap and it took a small amount of training

Back then in old Egypt, there was two Kingdoms one called Lower Egypt and lower Egypt. These Kingdoms had their own religions. Ancient Egypt’s people were influenced by a main life source that was the Nile River. The river gave the Egyptians water for drinking, sailing, trade, and for growing crops. Egyptians often wore amulets on necklaces or bracelets. The Egyptians believed that these small figures of gods and animals would keep the people safe from harm. The Wedjat eye was one of the most typical amulet. People believed that the eye of the amulet would protect them from evil. These were some of the things people did for religions they