There are great civilizations, or nations, or even empires, but Egypt was clearly the best ancient civilization. The agriculture was good due to the fertile soil, and that was because of the Nile River. The Nile was the only reason the Egypt was one nation because it unified both Upper and Lower Egypt. Egypt accomplished many architectural feats like the pyramids, which are still there today. They also had some pretty big and evolved temples. Egypt is still a country and still around today. Their government was pretty organized for an ancient civilization. The women in Egypt had high roles in the government and in the household. There were slaves in Egypt at some points, and there were like, any society different social classes. There were
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Family was important to the Egyptians. Most men had more than one wife, but there was a chief wife. Divorce existed at this time, but it was rare because the Egyptians believed in a strong family unit. Children were a large chunk of the family unit. They were blessings from the women liked to marry young at this time. Egyptians’ primary employment was in agriculture. The staple crop for ancient Egypt was grain. The ancient Egyptians were some of the first to use the ox-drawn plow. There were taxes on crops which was not much money for the workers. Some Egyptians just had to work in awful environments, conditions, and positions. Common Egyptians had houses, and they were made of brick made of sun-dried mud, which is also known as adobe. There were mats used to keep flies and insects out. Nobles usually had larger homes, and they had their homes divided into three parts. Sewage was disposed onto into rivers, pits, and streets. Egyptians worshipped many different gods. They were definitely polytheistic when it came to their religion, because they worshipped so many different gods. There were at least 700 combined gods and goddesses to create new deities. One of the most famous gods was Amun Ra, the sun god. Some of their gods came from myths. Egyptians loved life on earth, but they wanted their lives to continue after death. They believed in preservation of the body and providing the death with required essentials for their afterlife. Egyptian temples were built to honor the gods and not for them to worship in, like churches are
Family was important to the Egyptians. Most men had more than one wife, but there was a chief wife. Divorce existed at this time, but it was rare because the Egyptians believed in a strong family unit. Children were a large chunk of the family unit. They were blessings from the women liked to marry young at this time. Egyptians’ primary employment was in agriculture. The staple crop for ancient Egypt was grain. The ancient Egyptians were some of the first to use the ox-drawn plow. There were taxes on crops which was not much money for the workers. Some Egyptians just had to work in awful environments, conditions, and positions. Common Egyptians had houses, and they were made of brick made of sun-dried mud, which is also known as adobe. There were mats used to keep flies and insects out. Nobles usually had larger homes, and they had their homes divided into three parts. Sewage was disposed onto into rivers, pits, and streets. Egyptians worshipped many different gods. They were definitely polytheistic when it came to their religion, because they worshipped so many different gods. There were at least 700 combined gods and goddesses to create new deities. One of the most famous gods was Amun Ra, the sun god. Some of their gods came from myths. Egyptians loved life on earth, but they wanted their lives to continue after death. They believed in preservation of the body and providing the death with required essentials for their afterlife. Egyptian temples were built to honor the gods and not for them to worship in, like churches are