Daily life :

S o c i a l h i e r a r c h y ;

Pharaoh

Government officials - Nobles, Priests

Soldiers

Scribes

Merchants

Artisans

Farmers

Slaves and Servants

slaves and servants helped the wealthy with household and childraising duties - not abused and sheckalled like USA slaves

farmer raised wheat, barley, lentils, onions- benefitted from irrigation of the Nile

artisans would carve statues and reliefs showing military battles and scenes in the afterlife

merchants - the money/barter system was used - merchants might accept bags of grain for payment - later, coinage came about

scribes-  kept recordds, told stories, wrote poetry, describes anatomy and medical treatments

soldiers used wooden weapons (bows&arrows, spears) w/ bronze tips and might ride chariots

Upper class known as the "white kilt class" - priests physicians, engineers

pharaohs- the political and religious leader of the Egyptian people,

holding the titles: Lord of the Two lands

and High priest of every temple

Hatshepsut was a woman who served as pharaoh