Social Pyramids

The vizier was the Chief Overseer of the land, sort of like a Prime Minister. Under the vizier were local governors called Nomarks. Nomarks ruled over an area of land called a nome. A nome was like a state or province. Other officials that reported into Pharaoh were the army commander, the chief treasurer, and the minister of public works. These officials each had different responsibilities and powers, but Pharaoh had the final say. Many of the Pharaoh's officials were priests and scribes.

The pharaoh was the political and religious leader of the Egyptian people, holding the titles: 'Lord of the Two Lands' and 'High Priest of Every Temple'. The pharaoh represented the gods on Earth. He performed rituals and built temples to honour the gods.

Was the political leader.
He held the title ‘Lord of Two Lands’ because he ruled both Upper and Lower Egypt.
He owned all the land in Egypt.
He made the laws.
He collected the taxes.
The pharaoh could lead his people into war if Egypt was attacked or if he wanted to expand his power.
He was also the religious leader.
He was the ‘High Priest of Every Temple’.
He represented the Gods on earth.
He performed rituals and built temples.

The Police

Armed with staffs, policemen guarded public places, at times making use of dogs or, probably more rarely, of trained monkeys.

Necropoles had their own guards who were supposed to prevent tomb robberies.

There were periods of time when they were spectacularly unsuccessful at doing their job.
This was a class system and each person living in ancient Egypt knew where they existed in the system and had specific rights of that class.

The pharaoh was at the top of a social pyramid

At the bottom of the classes were Slaves and Farmers, they represented the greatest percent of the Egyptian population. The workers supported the professionals above them, just as the base of the pyramid supports the rest of the structure
Above were skilled Craftsmen
Scribes.
Priests, Doctors, and engineers.
High Priests and Nobles - they served as generals and administrators, and formed the government.
The Vizier was the Pharaoh's closest advisor.
Finally, at the top of the social status pyramid was the Pharaoh. He was not simply a ruler, but was considered a god on earth.
Ancient Egyptians imported and exported goods from several neighboring countries. They exported stone and pottery vases, linen, papyrus, gold vessels, ox hides, ropes, lentils, and dried fish.Imported goods were mostly raw materials and products sought as luxury items in high society. Horses, cattle, small livestock, cedar wood, silver, copper, and valuable minerals were imported from Syria and Palestine.From the Orontes River, the Egyptian route crossed the frequently traveled east-west route, which led from Cyprus to the southern coast of Asia Minor, as well as to the

Aegean.