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Ch. 3 New Notes

Ch. 3 New Notes. Government - The pharaoh served as both a religious and political leader. The government was a theocracy - a type of government in which the people. b elieve a god or deity is seen as the ruler of the people, land, and government. d uring this time.

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Ch. 3 New Notes

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  1. Ch. 3 New Notes

  2. Government - The pharaoh served as both a religious and political leader.

  3. The government was a theocracy - a type of government in which the people

  4. believe a god or deity is seen as the ruler of the people, land, and government

  5. during this time. Trade was centrally organized and controlled by the government, with

  6. Standardized bartering values. This meant the cost of wheat, rice, papyrus, or any

  7. item in ancient Egypt the was the same.

  8. A surplus, or extra amount, of agricultural production allowed complex cultural

  9. practices to develop including art (sculpture, painting, jewelry), architecture

  10. (pyramids, tombs, temples), leisure activities (games and music), and a stratified social

  11. system (government officials, scribes, noblemen, artists and craftsmen,

  12. farmers, slaves…the social pyramid).

  13. Religious beliefs changed over time, eternal life was an essential belief, pharaohs were

  14. believed to be divine, and there was belief in multiple gods with power over nature.

  15. The technology Egyptians are known for includes advances in literacy, irrigation,

  16. medicine, architecture, mathematics, ship building, and metalworking.

  17. The agricultural practices and products centered around the Nile River. It was a

  18. source of rich fertile soil that was replenished annually by the flooding of the

  19. river. Farmers used irrigation canals, crops included grains and flax. Domesticated

  20. animals included oxen, cows, goats, sheep, and poultry.

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