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Political Structure
• Centralized authoritarian• Bureaucratic state
Priests,Wealthy officeholders
Scribes,Minor administrators
5%
95%
involved in poli-
tics
unin-volved in
politics
peas-ants
- Politics -
The Pharaoh
• Great power• Head of bureau-
cratic state• Embodiment of the
god, Horus• limits
- Politics -
Religion
• Impact of religion• Belief in many
gods(ex: Osiris, Horus)
• Afterlife
- Culture & Intellect -
Science & Technology
MathematicsCause: to build enormous structures (ex: pyramid)Accomplishments: discovery of the pattern of the Nile
Ship technologyCause: The presence of a river near civilizationUse: method of transportation, fishing, trade route
- Culture &Intellect -
Art & Architecture
Art
• Development of Funeral Art• Frontalism• Influence from religion
Architecture• The Pyramid
- Culture & Intellect -
Economy
Agriculture Based• Nile Water Supply• Use of fertilizer
Trade• Local trade• Regional trade (Nu-
bia)
- Economy -