Specialized Workers In Ancient Egypt

Specialized workers Specialized workers were ranked to the high class and low class. Pharaohs, Priests, Nobles, soldiers, scribes, merchants, farmers and salvers.
Kings and Pharaohs were by far the most glorified and most important position. They thought to be the representatives of the gods and goddesses. People thought they were a cross between humans and gods, because of that, they received obedience and respect. They were the rulers of upper and lower classmen of Egypt. They owned the majority of land, collected taxes from the people, made laws and defended their civilization. Priests were certain people who possessed the authority to administer religious ceremonies. Egyptians believed that gods lived in temples, so priests were the only ones allowed to enter the temples to “speak” to the gods or goddesses. They would care for their needs. Scribes was a job most people in Ancient Mesopotamia sought after. Some things they would do would be writing down laws, religious text and treaties. They would record all sorts of things, like recent events. Record keeping at the time led to the first known writing system called cuneiform. Cuneiform was written in clay, the “letters” were various shapes which translated to Egyptian hieroglyphs. This job was meant for men only, along with the majority of jobs of the time. Private tutors were only employed by the high class …show more content…
Farmers would raise livestock and would grow essential foods such as Figs, (type of fruit), melons, wheat, barley, vegetables and even pomegranates. One of the most important crop would be grain. Grain was used to make bread and beer. Farmers would then proceed to supply their goods to the civilization. Farming was considered a lower class job, even though it was very critical for large civilizations to strive. Musicians were probably one of the least important job. They would be responsible for entertaining people in their