Essay

Egypt is one of the oldest civilizations. It is made of  "two lands", upper and lower Egypt. The Nile river runs threw Egypt. The Nile was the major provider for the Egyptians. Their government was run by a Gog-King/Pharaoh. The Pharaoh was all powerful, and worshipped as a god. Egyptians believed in many different gods, over 2000. The Egyptian's social hierarchy was like a "pyramid".

The social Hierarchy of Egypt was looked at as a "pyramid". The Pharaohs were at the top of the pyramid, and the slaves at the bottom. The slaves and servants helped the wealthy. Farmers weren't the lowest on the pyramid but they were pretty low, they raised wheat, barley, lentils, and onions. Artisans carved statues and  reliefs showing military battles and scenes from the after life. Scribes were higher up on the pyramid, but still fairly low, they kept records,  told stories, and described anatomy, and medical treatments. Soldiers even higher up on the pyramid, fought with wooden weapons with bronze tips. The class below the pharaoh but very high on the pyramid was called the "white kilt class". These were the physicians, priests, and engineers. The pharaoh of coarse was at the top of the pyramid, because he was the religious and political leader. As you can see, people clearly had their spot in society.

The Nile river was the major provider for the Egyptians. People would make settlements as close as they could to the Nile. The only area that was prosperous in Egypt was a 500 mile strip of fertile land along the Nile. The Nile was used for transportation, people made sail boats so that could transport goods. The Nile was also used for drinking, irrigation, and bathing. Farmers used it for irrigation and used the silt it left behind because it was very fertile soil. If the Nile had little water, than the Egyptians didn't have enough drinking water, water for farming, etc. Without the Nile, Egypt would be no where close to as good of a civilization as they are now.