HISTORY
THE ANCIENT MIDDLE EAST AND EGYPT 3200 BC500 BC
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Question
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The vizier
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The scribe
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The Pharaoh
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The Bureaucracy
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Detailed explanation-1: -How does the text describe the functions of the vizier? Top of the official administrative hierarchy right below the pharaoh, whose numerous titles indicated his many functions and tremendous power. Hereditary prince, the chief royal steward, the seal bearer of and sole companion to the king.
Detailed explanation-2: -A vizier, or chief minister, would assist the pharaohs by supervising the business of government.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why did Egyptians willingly serve the pharaoh? One reason was that they believed the unity of the kingdom depended on a strong leader. Another was that they consid-ered the pharaoh to be the son of Re (RAY), the Egyptian sun god. As a result, his subjects paid him the greatest respect.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Work of the Scribes Ancient Egyptians kept all kinds of records, so scribes held a wide variety of jobs. They recorded accounts of the grain and food supply and even documented the results of the government census, which reported the size of Egypt’s population.
Detailed explanation-5: -Gods and goddesses were all consuming to the Ancient Egyptians. They filled everything. The Ancient Egyptians were polytheistic (believing in more than one God) and are thought to have had thousands of gods and goddesses.