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//__This is a picture of all the social classes in Egypt.__//**beyondbooks.com**
 * //__Social classes-__//**There is many social classes in ancient Egypt. The Pharaohs were the highest class in ancient Egypt. Then came the high priests and priestesses, they served the gods and goddesses. Then after the priest and priestesses came the nobles. The nobles fought the pharaoh’s wars. Then came the small class of scribes, merchants, and artisans. The scribes, merchants, and artisans developed slowly. And at the very bottom were the slaves and servants.

__//**Public work**//-__In ancient Egypt there were the pyramids. The pyramids were located in Giza. Workers hauled and lifted millions of limestone blocks. They weighed 2.5 tons each. They used no iron tools. The workers carried the stones on a sled and hoisted them up onto the pyramid using earthen ramps. Egyptians also built temples and palaces. __//This is a picture of the pyramids in Giza.//__**tripsgeek.com****﻿**

__**//Cities//-**__During the pyramid age Egyptians built the majestic pyramids that still stand in Cairo. The Egyptians built Cairo near the Nile River because of the fertile farmland near it and the ease of transporting goods by boat. Egyptians believed in “after life” so they built those pyramids as tombs for “eternity”. They buried their dead rulers with everything they needed for after life and preserved their bodies. Egypt fought and traded with their southern neighbor Nubia. Nubia traded things with Egypt such as, cattle, slaves and ivory. __//This is a picture of the sphinx and the pyramids.**bloggersbase.com**//__ __//**Art/architecture-**//__Ancient Egyptians developed a form of picture writing called hieroglyphics. Arts in Egypt included statues, wall paintings in tombs and carving on temples. Egyptian art normally depicted stories or gods. Painting styles never changed for thousands of years. __//This is a piece of art found in Egypt.//__**flickr.com** __//**Written language-**//__The scribes used a hammer and chisel to carve markings and image’s into the walls, this was the first written literature in Egypt at the time. Later they learned to write on slightly less rough material. They also learned to use papyrus, which is paper like substance. Also hymns were old Egyptian poems used to express feelings. These hymns were very similar to poems from rhyming to the style it is written. __//This is a picture of an Egyptian written language.//__**egykingdom.tk**

__//**Job specialization-**//__Egyptians used fibers to make clothing and animal skins worked just as well, blacksmiths made weapons and decorations for royal homes or wealthy citizens. Also Egyptians perfected the art of mummification usually reserved for pharaohs or high rulers. But later Egyptians let less important citizens mummify their dead. The ones who did this had very high skill and medical knowledge. //__This is a picture of some animal skin cloths.__//**cbc.ca**

__//**Egyptian religion-**//__Osiris is the god of the dead and the Nile. It was believed that his brother, Set, killed him for the throne and divided his body. Osiris’ wife Isis collected the parts of his body, put him back together, and brought him back to life, but since he was not alive, he became god of the dead.

When an Egyptian dies, his or her body is dried, and organs removed. It was believed that in the afterlife, the body was needed. This was a right normally reserved for pharaohs and nobles but in time because used by ordinary Egyptians.

Most pharaohs had their tombs placed in the Valley of the Kings. In 1922, Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen, an 18 year old pharaoh. This discovery provided information on Egyptian culture.

In 1380 B.C., a pharaoh challenged the worshippers of Amon-Re. He took the name Akhenaton, which means “he who serves Aton”. He attempted to introduce a new religion that worshipped only Aton, a minor god. When he died, the priests of Amon-Re came back into power. __//This is a picture of Osiris, he was an Egyptian God.//__**pariwisatadunia.blogspot.com**

__//**Egyptian Power, Wealth and Prestige-**//__A pharaoh’s tomb was highly decorated. When Tutankhamen’s tomb was discovered, his mummy was in a solid gold coffin surrounded by decorated outer coffins. His tomb was also filled with chariots, toys, weapons, food and many more items. The pharaoh had many slaves and servants, who built palaces, temples and tombs and also were farmers. __//This is a picture of a decorated Pharaohs tomb.//__**telegraph.co.uk**

__//**Egyptian Government-**//__Egyptian women were prevented from holding government jobs. But they were allowed to go to court, buy and sell trade, enter business deals, and obtain a divorce. They were also allowed to join the preisthood if in the services of a goddess. When there was a war, the pharaoh sent his nobles to fight. But Egypt also had treaties with other civilizations. __//Above is a picture of a Pharaoh, The Pharaoh was the head of the Egyptian government.//__**renovoway.wordpress.com** //__﻿unknown(2007). beyondbooks.com.__// [] //__unknown(2011). tripsgeek.com.__// [] //__unknown(2009). bloggersbase.com.__// [|http://www.blogger] [|] [|sbase.com/travel/pyramids-and-sphinx-egypt/] //__unknown(unknown). pariwisatadunia.blogspot.com.__// [] //__Andy Bloxham(2009). telegraph.co.uk.__// [] //__unknown(unknown). renovoway.wordpress.com.__// [] //__Christopher Rose(1995). laits.utexas.edu.__// []
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