Political
Pharaohs had full control over the Egyptian state and were regarded as gods come to earth to ensure the wellbeing of citizens.
One of the earliest Pharaohs, Menes, is accredited as the founder of the first dynasty and uniting Upper and Lower Egypt. He is widely believed to actually most likely be the pharoah Narmer.
The land of Egypt was divided into 42 Nomes, each ruled by a Noble governor whom was appointed directly by the pharaoh.
The law and justice system of Egypt was based on a common sense of right and wrong, otherwise known as the concept of Ma’at.
The successor of the Pharaoh was usually his eldest son. The Kingdom stayed in a family.
A handful of pharaohs went to war when their land was threatened or when they sought to conquer foreign lands. If the pharaoh was …show more content…
Statues were life-like, always facing forwards and made from hard stone.
Technology
The Egyptian system of Hieroglyphs is one of the most straightforward yet complex writing systems to exist. It contains logograms, phonograms, and determinatives. Hieroglyphics were carved or painted on stone monuments, tombs and temples.
A more common form of writing was Hieratic which was invented so that the priests could write records on papyrus. Hieratic writing still used pictures as symbols.
Even simpler, the Demotic system developed from Hieratic writing and lacked pictures and so.this was in common use. It also was written on papyrus.
Egyptian scientists observed the movement of the stars across the sky and noted that the annual flood of the Nile happened at the same time as a particular pattern of stars. After studying this pattern for years, they drew a conclusion that this constellation of stars was in exactly the same place after 365.25 days. The Ancient Egyptians thus invented a 365 day calendar that is still prevalent in our current day and that aided them in preparation for the annual
Pharaohs had full control over the Egyptian state and were regarded as gods come to earth to ensure the wellbeing of citizens.
One of the earliest Pharaohs, Menes, is accredited as the founder of the first dynasty and uniting Upper and Lower Egypt. He is widely believed to actually most likely be the pharoah Narmer.
The land of Egypt was divided into 42 Nomes, each ruled by a Noble governor whom was appointed directly by the pharaoh.
The law and justice system of Egypt was based on a common sense of right and wrong, otherwise known as the concept of Ma’at.
The successor of the Pharaoh was usually his eldest son. The Kingdom stayed in a family.
A handful of pharaohs went to war when their land was threatened or when they sought to conquer foreign lands. If the pharaoh was …show more content…
Statues were life-like, always facing forwards and made from hard stone.
Technology
The Egyptian system of Hieroglyphs is one of the most straightforward yet complex writing systems to exist. It contains logograms, phonograms, and determinatives. Hieroglyphics were carved or painted on stone monuments, tombs and temples.
A more common form of writing was Hieratic which was invented so that the priests could write records on papyrus. Hieratic writing still used pictures as symbols.
Even simpler, the Demotic system developed from Hieratic writing and lacked pictures and so.this was in common use. It also was written on papyrus.
Egyptian scientists observed the movement of the stars across the sky and noted that the annual flood of the Nile happened at the same time as a particular pattern of stars. After studying this pattern for years, they drew a conclusion that this constellation of stars was in exactly the same place after 365.25 days. The Ancient Egyptians thus invented a 365 day calendar that is still prevalent in our current day and that aided them in preparation for the annual