2.ANCIENT CULTURE:Egyptians
Here we
will talk about one of the world major cultures. Their characteristics, scored
countless people who later were behind answers to your questions about these
people. These people was the Ancient Egyptians, more precisely, their social
layers.
The Ancient
Egyptians possessed an efficient organization, however unfair. This secured
their expansionism and operation. Each social layer own their functions and
powers.
1)Pharaoh.
The Pharaoh
was the supreme ruler of the Egypt. He possessed absolute power over the
Egyptian sociaty, and was regarded by all as a God. Their power was the
hereditary form, making the Egyptians
have no right to choose their leader. The Pharaoh and his family had a
lot of money, because they were with most of the taxes collected from the
population. The Royal Family lives luxuriously in huge palaces. Also, the
Pharaoh in life, ordered the construction of the pyramid would be placed his
mummified body with his treasures after his death.
2)Priests.
They were
below the Pharaoh. They also was responsible for events and religious festivals
in the Ancient Egypt, and know very well the Egyptian Gods and their functions.
They controlled the temples and commanded the rituals after the Pharaoh's
death. Some of them had their body mummified and placed in pyramids after their
deaths.
3)Military
Commanders(Generals).
Military
leaders were responsible for the security of the Egyptian territory. In war
times, they gained prominence in society. They had to prepare and organize the
army efficiently, as a defeat or failure could cost them their lifes.
4)Scribes.
They were
responsible for the Egyptian writing (hieroglyphic and demotic). Recorded
events and especially the life of the Pharaoh. Wrote on papyrus (paper made of
papyrus plant fibers), the walls os the pyramids or in clay or stone slabs. The
scribes also controlled and recorded the taxes levied by the Pharaoh.
5)Egyptian
people.
More than
half of the Egyptian society was made up of merchants, artisans, farmers,
herders and doctors called "Nu dom" (Human suffering) . They worked
hard to earn enough to sustain their lifes. They could be summoned by the
Pharaoh to work without receiving wages on public works ( Palaces, temples,
dockyards).
6)Slaves.
Generally
were the enemies captured in was of conquest. They worked hard and received no
salary. they eraned only old clothes and food for survival. They were despised
by society and lacked rights.
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