Cyber Day 1

Question #1 
Describe the social hierarchy of the ancient Egyptians.

The hierarchy in Egypt is shaped like a triangle, or pyramid. At the top is the Pharaoh, and there is only one so that's why its the top of the triangle. The Pharaoh was a god in human form, through the eyes of the Egyptians. The next class down was the government. The government was the priests and the religious leaders. The government and the church were the same thing in ancient Egypt. Next class was the "white kilt class" and these were the people with higher level jobs like doctors, physicians, etc. the were called "the white kilt class" because they wore bright white clothes that never got dirty. Below them were the soldiers who protected the pharaoh and used wooden weapons. Next were the scribes who knew how to read and write and would keep records of things like medicines. After them were the merchants who traded goods by bartering. Below the merchants were the artisans who painted and carved statues, usually of pharaohs. Next were the farmers who grew wheat and barley. At the bottom of the triangle was the slaves. These slaves didn't have as bad a life as the slaves in america. These slaves would work a certain amount of years helping the rich people with housework.                                                                                                    
       The upper class in Egypt had a better lives than the lower class did. The lower class always had to worry about money and living condition while the upper class had it all. Especially if you were a pharaoh you had everything that you could ever want. People built pyramids their whole life just so you could be buried in there. Their social hierarchy is sort of like our today because everyone is always trying to move up the triangle to have a better life than the class below them.

Question#2 
Discuss the importance of the Nile in the lives of the Egyptians
     
          The Nile was major part of the lives in Ancient Egypt. Everything was centered around the Nile. Everybody lived near the Nile because the land around it was so fertile. The Egyptians were really good at irrigated the Nile to make the best out of the river flooding every July. They had simple ways to capture the excess water that carried the silt every October. The silt is fertile for growing the crops that Egyptians needed to live.