February 17

Today we didn't technically have class, it was a cyber day. I reviewed the Prezi power point and took notes from where we left off:
-slaves/servants helped the wealthy with household and child raising duties
-raised wheat, barley, lentils, onions- benefited from irrigation of the Nile
-artisans would carve statues and reliefs showing military battles and scenes in the afterlife
-money/barter system was used- merchants might accept bags of grain for payment- later, coinage came about
-scribes kept records, told stories, wrote poetry, described anatomy, and medical treatments
-they wrote in hieroglyphs and in hieratic
-soldiers used wooden weapons (bows&arrows, spears) w/ bronze wips and might ride chariots
-upper class, known as the "white kilt class"- priests, physicians, engineers
Religious and political leader
Pharaohs
-the political and religious leader of the Egyptian people, holding the titles: 'Lord of the Two Lands' and 'High Priest of Every Temple'
-as 'Lord of the Two Lands' the pharaoh was the ruler of Upper and Lower Egypt. He owned all land, made laws, collected taxes, and defended Egypt against foreigners
-Hatshepsut was a woman who served as pharaoh
-Cleopatra VII also served as pharaoh, but much late (51-30BC)
Goddesses & Gods
-over 2000 gods & goddesses
-they "controlled" the lives of humans