EARLY+EGYPTIAN+RULE

EARLY EGYPTIAN RULE p.141-147 In the early period the kings of Dynasties 1 and 2 had names that showed a relationship with the gods. Later egyptians begain to call their king a Pharaoh. A Pharaoh means "great house" because of their magnificent palace! They belived that their Pharaoh was the son of their sun god Re. The most important type of goverment was the vizer or adviser. The vizer carried out the Pharaoh's decrees or commands and took care of day to day running of goverment. Also there are many other officals that helped the Pharaohs govern Egypt. They also developed a system of writing called hieroglyphics. They had more than 700 symbols that stood for sounds words or ideas. Scribes would learn for many years! Beginning scribes would practice on broken peices of pottery. They also learned math because their job involved taxes and their paper was made out papyrus. The old kingdom lasted from 2625 B.C. to 2130 B.C.that is 500 years. They developed a technology to construct the worlds biggest stone buildings called a pyramid! A pyramid is a burial place for the dead and they built them for their rulers and other important people. Any thing a person would need they put in the tomb! They had clothing, jewelry, furniture and even games were included in their tomb. The tomb walls were covered with painted scenes of the persons life and the book of the dead was carved in the tomb walls. The great pyramid was built at Giza and was built for the Pharaoh Khufu. Also, he wanted the tomb to be the largest ever built. Egyptian houses were built out of mud brick. Each of the houses had a small shrine for the worship of household Gods. Also, the children of the upper class were usually the only ones to learn writing, math, and literature.