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social classes: Social Structure

Pharaohs: called the God on Earth. nobles: Merchants: small amount that travel on the nile and trade goods Artisans: small number that make tombs for Pharohs and nobles. **At rock bottom are the slaves and servants**They are on a different social class pyramid. Slaves: rights such as own personal things and inherit property from owner.
 * At the top is the Phaoroh **
 * then there is small upper class with priests, nobles w/ biggest estates, and members of pharoh court. **
 * After that there is the middle class which include merchants and artisans **
 * Then lower then them are the peasants. Peasents are farmers, fisherman, and people who build temple and pyramids **

Economy Trade -Trade was established in fourth century B.C. -They traded with countries around the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea, and the Red Sea. -Trade from other places included silver, iron, cedar logs, horses, ivory, copper, cattle, leopard skins and spices -They was no set prices on anything, but they measured prices by deben (or a copper weight of .5 ounces) -Things from Egypt include gold, minerals, wheat, barley, and papyrus - Sailors on trading ships were paid in grain Food Supply -Beer and wine= customary drinks for ALL social classes -Wealthy classes had a large variety or food, lower classes had a basic menu -poor ate bread, onions, and sometimes fish -poor rarley ate beef and other meats, execpt for government sponsered feasts -wealthy egyptians had over 15 types of bread, common veggies were lentils, lettuce, peas, cucumbers, onions, and radishes -kept bees for honey, but didnt have sugar -cattle, goat, sheep, and pig meat was often served -they had melons, grapes, pomegrantes, and apricots, which were in good supply -rich often held banquets with lots of food at a large supply -wild game, and foul were hunted and served along with butter and cheeses Surplus -Egyptians were able to surplus their food due to the richness of soil from the Nile Delta -They farmed for about one season after the flood and lived off that -the ancient egyptians were called the "Bread basket of the world" because without their ablility to surplus food, they wouldnt be able to feed the Romans' army _ _ __ The old kingdom was known as the "Age of Pyramids" because the second pharaoh was the first Pharaoh to have a pyramid, and was built a step pyramid by his architect Imhotep. __

__ -Pharoahs' name: __ __ -Pharaoahs' favorite pharaoh: Djoser ( Pharaoh with first pyramid) __ __ Time Period __ __ -The old kingdom was known as "The Age of Pyramids" because this was the golden age when the first pyramid was built. __ __ -The old kingdom lasted from 2575- 2150 B.C. __ __ -There were dyansteys otherwise known as different time periods were so many pharaohs ruled. __ __ -There were 8 dynasteys in the old kingdom __ __

Urban Focus

-The Urban focus of Ancient Egypt was the Nile River. -The Nile was very important to the Egyptians because it supplied food and water for them - They used the river for many important reasons such as fishing farming and trade - The annual flood of the Nile helps make the soil rich for farming or an entire year