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Ancient Egypt

Egypt is protected by deserts on either side of its main support of life, the Nile. The people had a strong government that brought the country together to create an empire. Egypt also had a rich culture including the belief in many gods and having royal blood that was god like. Agriculture was a key element in allowing Egypt to become the kingdom it came to be. The use of the Nile was a key part in uniting Upper and Lower Egypt; but to unite these rivals they would need a great leader. This leaders name was King Narmer. The main technique that Narmer used to unite Egypt is by splitting it into 40 districts called nomes. Each Nome had its own governor. The governors each owed the king for their high position in society, so they paid him back with loyalty. The king’s highest official was called a Vizier. A Vizier is in control of all government departments. All of the kings high officials received land and the people that worked on the land by granting estates. Not all were as fortunate as the high officials, in fact most lived in small towns and farming villages. The people living in these farming villages were not slaves but were controlled by the owner of the land. The farmers had to give a portion of their crops to the land owner but were allowed to keep the rest. Even this far back into ancient Egypt there are already social classes.
Ancient Egypt had a very rich culture. Part of what made Egypt so diverse is the fact that they are polytheists. The Egyptian people believed in many gods, but they also believed that their king was able to speak to the gods and was godlike himself. They believed he talked to the gods about the Nile and its yearly flooding so that they would be able to live through the long dry summers. They believed this so much that they were committed to build massive tombs for when he dies. There were also some benefits to helping build the tombs and other structures. If you agreed to work for the government to

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