HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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farmous and labourers, vizer, scribes
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pharoah, vizer, district governors, scribes, artisans, farmers and labourers
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farmers and labourers pharoah, vizer, district governors, scribes, artisans,
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vizer, district governors, scribes, artisans, farmers and labourers, pharoah
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Detailed explanation-1: -There were six classes of society: (1) the pharaoh, or king, (2) government officials, (3) nobles and priests, (4) scribes and soldiers, (5) artisans and merchants, and (6) peasants and slaves. The pharaoh, or the king, was at the very top of the Egyptian hierarchy.
Detailed explanation-2: -Social Structure At the top of the social pyramid was the king followed by his vizier, the members of his court, priests and scribes, nomarchs, and the generals of the military. Then came the artists, craftspeople, merchants, and supervisors.
Detailed explanation-3: -At the top of the social pyramid was the pharaoh, who had the most power. Religion strengthened the pharaoh’s authority. Pharaohs were regarded as gods, and their word was law. Priests were also a powerful group because they were in charge of religious rituals, and religion touched every part of people’s daily lives.
Detailed explanation-4: -Ancient Egyptian social structure The government of ancient Egypt was a theocratic monarchy as the king ruled by a mandate from the gods, initially was seen as an intermediary between human beings and the divine, and was supposed to represent the gods’ will through the laws passed and policies approved.
Detailed explanation-5: -The history of ancient Egypt is divided into three main periods: the Old Kingdom (about 2, 700-2, 200 B.C.E.), the Middle Kingdom (2, 050-1, 800 B.C.E.), and the New Kingdom (about 1, 550-1, 100 B.C.E.). The New Kingdom was followed by a period called the Late New Kingdom, which lasted to about 343 B.C.E.