• How Did Class, Gender, And Religion Shape Egyptian Life?

How did class, gender, and religion shape Egyptian life? Class was an important to the Egyptian life because it kept everyone organized and in place. The highest class was the god on earth or Pharaoh, ruler of the Egyptian people. It was duty to protect them, as well as keep in touch with gods of Egypt. He was also to keep the gods happy so they would a flood the Nile river with water for a plenteous harvest. All the land belong to Pharaoh, but he allowed his citizen to use it because of their loyalty. Government officials were second in class only to Pharaoh, and consisted of members of the royal family, nobles, and priest. Many of these positions were members or closely related to the royal family, in order to keep the royal family close.
Merchants bought new things to Egypt from different nations and villages, as well as trading the items Egypt had that no other nation had. And because of Egypt’s advance culture, merchants made a pretty good living, trading goods from Egypt. Scribes were some of the only few in Egypt that could read or write. They were responsible of how may soldiers there were, and amount of slaves as well. They also managed the farmer’s harvest, incase of famine or any other calamity. At the bottom was servants, slaves and farmers, and however low they were considered, they heavily contributed to the success of Egypt. Egyptian women were also an important to the Egyptian life. The queen was considered a goddess to the people, and respected as much as the king and so was her children. Most wealthy women in Egypt, stayed at home and cared for the family, however, many wives of craftsmen worked along with their husbands in the trade or became craftsmen of their own. The women who were lower class whether a slave, servant or farmer, worked and did not have the choice or luxury to stay at home and raise her