Egyptian Persian Chart By Larissa, Alyssa and Natalie C.
Political
- Heavily centralized, ruled by living god Pharaoh
- Laws based on common sense of right and wrong
- Some well-known Pharaohs include Akhenaten, Amenhotep, Ramses II, Tutankhamun, Menes, Hatshepsut
- Concept of Maat
- Peaceful civilization
Maat
- Concept of truth, balance, order, morality and justice
- It was also portrayed in the form of a goddess who regulated stars, seasons, and actions of mortals and deities.
- She protected the order of the universe from chaos.
- At the time of judgement, one is lead to the scales of Maat by Anubis. The person's heart is weighed to determine if they are worthy of entering the Field of Reeds (heaven).
Economic
- Trade was very important to the egyptians
- Accounted for exchanging luxury goods and received goods that Egypt originally did not have before
- They set up trade routes with Greece, Palestine, and Nubia
The Egyptians traded goods such as grains, linen, papyrus, artifacts and gold.
Religion
- Polytheism
- Temples considered dwelling places for gods
- Humans guided essentially by human wisdom of Justice
Social
- Social classes Pharaoh, Vizier, hight priests and nobles, doctors and engineers, scribes, skilled craftsmanm farmers, and slaves
- Women enjoyed same legal & economic rights as men
- Regarded equal to men in law and could conclude any kind of legal settlement in court
Intellectual Arts
- Simple solar calendar - suited to agricultural seasons and Nile flood predictions
- Hieroglyphics carved in stone appeared until 1st dynasty in 3200 bce and was used in monumental formal writing
- Papyrus first paper in history invented 3000 bce
Near
- Located in northern Africa
- Along the Nile River by 3000 B.C.E.
- Irrigation to support agricultural economy
- Surrounded by deserts, mountains, seas, cataracts [rapids], which served as natural barriers for defense.
- Canals and dikes, to regulate the natural flow of the Nile; predictable flooding
- Population of 350,000 by 4000 B.C.E. to nearly 5 million by 1,500 B.C.E.
- Absence of large-scale cities like Mesopotamia had
- Memphis – city for ruling family and bureaucrats of the Old Kingdom
- Thebes – one of many extensive settlements across many metropolitan areas
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