Egypt: The Seven Indicators Of Egyptian Civilization

To be a successful Civilization there are 7 things needed, the 7 indicators of civilization.The 7 indicators of civilization were: Specialized labor, a well-organized government, long-distance trade, cities, written language, social classes and a complex religion. One of these successful and organized civilizations was Egypt. Here are a few indicators Egypt had as a civilization.

In Egypt Religion and government came together. The Pharaoh was not only the leader of the government, but thought to be a divine representation of the gods on earth. The Pharaoh made peace to the society through the building of temples, creation of laws (both government and religious), taxation, organized labor, trade with others and the defense of the country's

There even high and low-class gods, the higher class the gods were the bigger the temple. Some high-class gods are Ra, Osiris, Isis, Horus, and Thoth. There were two types of temples, a Cultus temple, and a Mortuary temple. A Cultus temple was for worshipping their gods. In a Cultus temple, there were many chambers, but the center chambers and the sanctuary were meant for the primary god of the temple (usually the higher class gods). The chambers around the center chambers would be used for lesser gods or the primary god's companions. There would also be many large halls, columns, and open courts. Only priests could enter the buildings because they were thought sacred. Priests had to be pure, so they washed twice a day, shaved their heads, and wore only the cleanest clothing. Priests would bring offerings such as meat, grains, and fruit to the gods and perform rituals. Sometimes there would be a festival. The festivals have been usually open to normal people and not just priests. Some festivals were for a god visiting other god's temples. Larger temples required many workers to supply food, jewelry, and clothing for offerings as well for the

At the top was the Pharaoh and the gods. Since the Pharaoh was thought to be a divine image of the gods, he was put in the same social class as them. The Pharaoh was not only thought to be the divine image of the gods, he was also the leader of Egypt. He was in charge of the armies and laws that were decided upon the responsibility of the Pharaoh. He had farmers pay taxes of grain that were stored in warehouses in case of drought or famine. Under the Pharaoh and the gods, there was a vizier. A vizier was a chief minister that helped the Pharaoh with his duties such as tax collection and monitoring over the records that scribes kept. Along with the vizier, there were nobles and priests. Under them were the scribes, craftsmen, artisans, and traders. This also included the soldiers, physicians, storekeepers, and merchants. They were considered middle class. The bottom were farmers and laborers, and even below them were the slaves. Farmers took care of the fields and crops, cared for the animals and maintained water reservoirs and canals. The laborers did stone and query work and built monuments for the Pharaoh. They paid high taxes to the Pharaoh. Slaves were popular for the nobles to have so they could do whatever labor they wanted. How did slaves come to be? All captives outside of military forces after the war usually became slaves. The Pharoah gave some slaves to