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Characteristics Of Ancient Egypt

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Ancient Egypt was a very complex civilization. Ancient Egypt was a complex civilization because it had all seven indicators. One of the seven indicators that Egyptians used was government. Ancient Egypt had a main ruler of government. Which was the Pharaoh. The Pharaoh was somewhat a resemblance to the God(s) for the Egyptians, but he was also their leader of government. The Pharaoh was the leader of two lands. Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. He owns all of the lands in Egypt.He collects all of the taxes, He makes the laws of Egypt, he could start the wars if he wanted to or if they were under attack. He is also known as the ‘High Priest of Every Temple’. The pharaoh had officials who helped him with his work. One of his officials was called the ‘Vizier’. The Vizier was the “overseer” of the land. He watched over the other Egyptians and made sure they were doing what they were supposed to. The vizier was showed to be like the prime minister. Although, for him to be the vizier he would have to follow these three rules. 1. Act by the laws. 2. Judge fairly 3. Do not act willfully or headstrong. The next official after the Vizier would be the Nomark. The Nomarks would inherit the job by either their father or the Pharaoh wants/chooses them. The Nomarks were the local governors. They were also in charge of the land called “Nome”. After the Nomark there were the officials. The officials were the priests, scribes, army commander, chief minister, minister of the public works, etc. All of the other officials had their own responsibilities, and powers. Though, all the decisions were up to the Pharaoh. Another of the seven indicators was religion. Religion was VERY important to the Egyptians. Religion was like the source of Egypt. The Egyptians religion was based on their gods and goddesses. In Egypt, there were two parts. Lower Egypt and upper Egypt. Both parts had different beliefs. Later on, lower and upper Egypt combined. There were mixed religions and beliefs. Many of the religions and beliefs changed. The Egyptians thought the world was flat and made of clay and they floated on water. They believed that the Nile River was the main source. They decided they would call the nature would be called ‘Children

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