ANT 101 Lecture 22: 11/17/17 Egypt Part 1
17 Nov 2017
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Nile river was most dominant geographical feature influencing daily life of ancient egyptians. Annual floods added nutrients; thick layer of rich, dark, silt on valley floor. At aswan, nile passes through formation of hard igneous rock (more resistant to erosion); resulted in rapids or cataracts , which formed natural boundary. Lower egypt is the northern part of egypt. During eip, role/ status of kind diminished, possibly due to growing authority of. Stratified society, ruled by semi-divine king and hierarchical administration. Provinces administered by appointed nomarchs, made regular visits to memphis. Droughts and growing power of nomarchs lead to 140 yr period of strife known as first. Large royal tombs reflect tremendous power and centralization of state. Nomarchs were semi-feudal rulers of ancient egyptian provinces. Serving as provincial governors, they each held authority over one of the 42 nomes into which the country was divided. End of middle kingdom saw fragmentation of state owing to foreigners occupying lower.
