Egypt Museum Pd. 9 by Yuyang Liu https://padlet.com/liuyuy/1x4icupozeun3pm Ethan Wang, Lawrence Hon, Maggie Zhang, Yuyang Liu, Simlok Lee en-us 2021-09-17 18:00:56 UTC 2024-06-02 11:15:19 UTC hello@padlet.com Social Hierarchy Illustration lawrence_hon https://padlet.com/liuyuy/1x4icupozeun3pm/wish/1749366266 Egyptians had a central government. The king, who was called a pharaoh, ruled over Egypt. He ruled over the two lands, so he was called "Ruler of Two Lands". As well, he also wore crowns to symbolize this role. Each town also had their own officials. 

Priests conducted religious ceremonies. Only priests were allowed in when religious ceremonies were performed. Each priest would stand by a statue of a god, to serve their needs. 

Scribes were trained in school to write. Scribes would spent their time copying documents. 

Women had a lot of rights in Egypt. Either party in a relationship could divorce, and divorced women retained rights over their dowry.

]]> 2021-09-17 18:09:21 UTC https://padlet.com/liuyuy/1x4icupozeun3pm/wish/1749366266 Hieroglyphic Tablet Carving lawrence_hon https://padlet.com/liuyuy/1x4icupozeun3pm/wish/1749367816 Hieroglyphics is the pictographic written language that the Egyptians created. The symbols stood for various sounds, words, or syllables. Later on, a cursive script had replaced Hieroglyphics for administrators and copyists. Other than record keeping, various kinds of literature and manuals for technical subjects were also written down.
Hieroglyphics was carved in stone as seen in this artifact or written on papyrus, which is a type of plant.]]> 2021-09-17 18:10:07 UTC https://padlet.com/liuyuy/1x4icupozeun3pm/wish/1749367816 Map of Egypt lawrence_hon https://padlet.com/liuyuy/1x4icupozeun3pm/wish/1754853122 Ancient Egypt was separated into Upper and Lower Egypt, 
There were 30 dynasties in Ancient Egypt, and they are categorized into the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms.

Similar to the majority of early cities, Ancient Egypt thrived due to a river. For the Egyptians, it was the Nile River. The Nile is the longest river in the world. It consistently flooded in September, making it a great place for agriculture. 

]]> 2021-09-20 17:42:01 UTC https://padlet.com/liuyuy/1x4icupozeun3pm/wish/1754853122 King Tut's Sarcophagus wangeth1 https://padlet.com/liuyuy/1x4icupozeun3pm/wish/1754854817 The pharaoh was considered to be a god sent to the earth to maintain order in the universe. Because of the pharaoh's importance, after their death, pharaohs like King Tut were given elaborate burials to ensure the well-being of their spirits on the journey back to the gods. Many pharaohs were buried along with priests and other people who served beside them in large pyramids they had built for them. Through the process of mummification, the Egyptians learned about the human anatomy which allowed the Egyptians to become doctors.]]> 2021-09-20 17:42:37 UTC https://padlet.com/liuyuy/1x4icupozeun3pm/wish/1754854817 Egypt's Location on Earth lawrence_hon https://padlet.com/liuyuy/1x4icupozeun3pm/wish/1754857190 Egypt is located in Northern Africa]]> 2021-09-20 17:43:25 UTC https://padlet.com/liuyuy/1x4icupozeun3pm/wish/1754857190 Hapy, God of the Nile statue leesim1 https://padlet.com/liuyuy/1x4icupozeun3pm/wish/1754871365 Egyptians carved statues of gods, animals, etc. This artifact is Hapy, the God of the Nile. Religion is a massive portion of the Egyptian culture when it comes to politics, social life, and economics.
The role of pharaoh, which applied to both male and female rulers, was respected as the highest political ranking in Egypt and was seen on par with gods, who they believed governed all aspects of Egyptian life at the time. Between 3150 BC and 30 BC more than 2,000 deities were worshipped. 
Most of Egypt's wealth was spent on building religious monuments such as the Pyramids. 



]]> 2021-09-20 17:48:19 UTC https://padlet.com/liuyuy/1x4icupozeun3pm/wish/1754871365 Bronze Khopesh lawrence_hon https://padlet.com/liuyuy/1x4icupozeun3pm/wish/1754909541 The bronze Khopesh was used by the military for defending villages. 
The military was funded by the government. When necessary, the local militia units were backed up by a small standing army of professional soldiers. These soldiers dealt with nomadic groups who came from eastern and western deserts, or Libyans from the northwest. They posed no danger, and were rather a nuisance. 
The military was not often used due to the isolationist nature of Egypt.]]> 2021-09-20 18:01:13 UTC https://padlet.com/liuyuy/1x4icupozeun3pm/wish/1754909541 Broad Collar of Nefer Amulets lawrence_hon https://padlet.com/liuyuy/1x4icupozeun3pm/wish/1754923608 This piece of jewelry represent's Egypt's economics and trade.
The Egyptian government controlled the long-distance trade. 
They exported papyrus, a writing material, in large quantities.
The Egyptians didn’t really focus on expanding territory, but acquiring valuable resources. Some of these resources include gold, incense, ivory, dark ebony wood, and exotic jungle animals.
Most of Egypt’s wealth was from agriculture. The towns and cities in Egypt were not very important towards economics and the culture, however.

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