The Seven Characteristics Of Ancient Egypt As A Civilization

Ancient Egypt was a civilization because it followed most or all of the seven indicators of civilization. The Ancient Egyptian Government was ruled first by a Pharaoh and everyone had to obey the Pharaoh. The Pharaoh was the leader of Egypt and ruled not only by the government, but the religion too. However, the Pharaoh couldn't run the government all by himself, so he had some leaders that helped him. Under the Pharaoh there was the vizier. It did many things to help the king. Under the vizier were governors that were called Nomarks. Nomarks ruled over land and the land was called a nome. A nome was like a state or an area of land. Nomarks were sometimes assigned by the Pharaoh, while at other times the position of Nomark would be inherited

Both of these kingdoms had made or had their own religions. When the two kingdoms became one many religions, they had to combine them. The Egyptian civilization lasted for 3,000 years and during the 3,000 years, many things changed such as beliefs and customs. The people who lived in Ancient Egypt were influenced by their main source of life, which was the Nile River. The Nile gave them water for growing well and healthy crops, clean drinking water, sailing and trade. The Ancient Egyptians were people who were religious and they worshiped many gods and goddesses. The king of their gods was the Sun god, Re. Also, the Egyptians also believed their Pharaoh was a god, as well as their ruler. Throughout the land, Egyptians built shrines, statues, and temples that were ment and dedicated to their Pharaohs, gods, and goddesses. Many of the gods and goddesses were known and shown as being, part human and part animal. Each day, priests performed ceremonies to honor the gods and

In the years when they had just started, there were two ‘kingdoms’ that worked like two separate and different countries. Each had their own ruler and their own religion and beliefs and ways of doing things. When the two kingdoms were united, they became a lot more powerful and do the same things more. Over the years they developed a system of what is known and called a ‘hierarchy’. This was a class system and each and every person living in Ancient Egypt knew where they were in the system and had specific and assigned rights of that class. At the top of this structure was the Pharaoh and their gods. The last of these may be taken for granted, but is just as essential in life as a social variable. A child born as the son of the king or high official would have higher and different expectations of life to those of the daughter of a farmer, or the son of a barber. Throughout history, Egyptian society is a ranked society, with a ruling of uncertain size at the top, and the common people and labourers at the bottom. The social differences between the different groups are shown in many different ways but they are always clear and visible, and important for the social identification of the individual. Most written and pictorial sources give the point of view of the wealthier classes, while we depend largely on archaeology for supplementing this for the lower