Ancient Egypt

Today in class we talked about Ancient Egypt.
Geography
The Nile is for drinking, irrigation, bathing, and transportation.
Every July it floods.
Every October it leaves behind rich soil.
The Delta is a broad, marshy, triangular area of fertile soil.
Managing the river required technology breakthroughs in irrigation.
Pyramids
The Great Sphinx of Giza
Built 2555-2532 B.C.
A recumbent lion with a human's head.
Oldest monument statue in the world.
Daily Life
Pharaoh, Government, Officials-Nobles: Pharaoh was a religious and political leader.
Holding the titles "Lord of the Two Lands and High Priest of Every Temple."
Ruler of upper and lower Egypt, owned all land, made laws, collected taxes, and defended Egypt against foreigners.
Hatshepsut was a woman who served as pharaoh.
Cleopatra VII also served as a pharaoh 51-30 B.C.
Priests: upper class, known as the "white kilt class"-priests, physicians, and engineers.
Soldiers: used wooden weapons (bow and arrow, spears) with bronze tips and might ride chariots.
Scribes: kept records, told stories, wrote poetry, described anatomy and medical treatments.
Merchants: money/barter system was used-merchants might accept bags of grain for payment-later coinage came about
Artisans: would carve statues and reliefs showing military and scenes in the afterlife.
Farmers: raised wheat, barley, lentils, onions-benefited from irrigation of the Nile.
Slave and Servants: helped the wealthy with household and child raising duties.
Goddesses and Gods
Over 2000 gods and goddesses.
Sun god-Ra.
they "controlled" the lives of humans.