The 7 Characteristics of Civilization

Image of food supply #1

This is an image of a piece of land where people would harvest food and store it to digest it later.

Image #1 of food supply

Image of food supplies #2

This image here is where harvesters stored their food supply to keep in stock and use for bad times. The Pharaohs servants would supply food to the people in need in there civilization.

Image #2 of food supply

Gods

There were different types of gods and goddesses such as Mut, the Egyptian Mother Goddess and Ra the Sun God

Gods

Temples

Temples such as the temple of Karnak

had high windows and had strict rules. Such as the priest was the only one being allowed. The pharaoh's temples were considered the homes of the gods.

Temples

Social Pyramid

Egypt's people fall into several social categories: The Pharaoh, Government Officials, Nobles and Priests, Soldiers, Scribes, Merchants, Craftsmen, and Farmers and Slaves. The Pharaoh is the most important and is placed at the top of the pyramid, while Farmers and Slaves are at the bottom. Higher means more importance, while lower means lesser importance.

Jobs

The Pharaoh is like the "king" of that area. They are highly respected and are at the top of the Social Pyramid. Government officials, Nobles, and priests are all on the same level and all have important jobs. Government officials help the government and the pharaoh. Nobles usually are government personnel and work for the pharaoh. Priests are people who work in temples and maintain them. Scribes are people who write newspapers and other documents. Farmers and slaves are at the bottom of the pyramid.

Pharaoh

The Pharaoh was the most powerful person in Ancient Egypt. They were the political leader and were the head of government. They would rule both upper and lower Egypt. Pharaohs would go to war if their land was threatened or if they wanted to conquer other lands. After they die, Egyptian Pharaohs were buried in pyramids.

Religion and Government

Religion and Government in Ancient Egypt were inseparable. They both shared lots of things and were both interconnected. The way Pharaohs were buried was purely based on religion, and they believed that government was a mandate from the gods.

Clothing

In Ancient Egypt, clothing was made mostly with the use of Linen. Women wore dresses and shawls, capes, and robes. Pharaohs wore Animal skins, usually leopard or lion skins. Men wore wrap around skirts that were short in length.

Clothing

Housing

Annual floods brought enough mud to build houses from. Home builders made square like shapes and put them together to build a wall of the house. Most homes had a fully roofed central living space and smaller other rooms. Richer people had naturally larger homes with about 10 rooms. They were painted with a mixture of lime and water. They worked well because of Egypt's hot and dry climate.

Food

Ancient Egyptians never went hungry. They had lots of fresh food because of the Nile, and ate bread, figs, vegetables, dates, fish, beef, pork, and other types of meat. The Pharaoh never wanted anyone of his land to be hungry, so except for very rare meats, he let anyone eat anything else.

Food

Music, Dance and Games

Music, Dance, and Games

Most Ancient Egyptian's primary source of entertainment was music and dance. Instruments they used were things similar to trumpets, oboes, and pipes. They played games, both outdoor and indoor. Children and adults played games like wrestling, and juggling.

Hieroglyphics

The hieroglyphic script was used mainly for formal inscriptions on the walls of temples and tombs. In some inscriptions the glyphs are very detailed and in full color, but in others they are simple outlines. For everyday writing the hieratic script was used. This font consists of tiny pictures.

Hieroglyphics

Hieratic

The Hieratic script was invented and developed at the same time as the hieroglyphic script and was used with it for everyday purposes such as keeping records and accounts, and writing letters. It was used until the 26th Dynasty.

Hieratic

Papyrus

Papyrus is made from the Papyrus plant and is processed into a paper like material. Ancient Egyptians wrote on this material with the scripts they developed. This material was mostly used my school going children to write down their lessons.

Simple Machines

Wedges were created to crack rock for materials. They mainly used it as a hammer, but sometime for other uses. They would use i t for things like moving rock and heavy objects They also used levers to move rock and lift heavy objects.

Simple Machines