Ancient Egypt was a civilization because it had a least two of the 7 indicators. One of the civilization was government. In this civilization government was a big part of the Ancient Egyptian life. The first person that ruled Egypt was Pharaoh. Pharaoh was the most powerful person in Egypt. The second most powerful person was Pharaoh's wife. Pharaoh owned almost all the land in Egypt. Also, Pharaoh made all of the laws. One of the laws was the civilians had to pay taxes. The taxes went to the government. If you did not pay the taxes then the government can take your land, house or even your crops. In Egypt government was a big part of their life.
