MMW 11 Lecture 7: Oct 13 2017
20 Apr 2018
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Climate issues affected the unity of the kingdom. Refers to the administrative complex around the king (think white house) New kingdom title that we use for all periods. Had an obligation to uphold order (ma"at) Had access to resources that mesopotamia didn"t. Allowed for more monuments to be preserved. Good harvests and peaceful periods were considered evidence that the pharaoh was upholding ma"at. Peasant tricked into putting his donkeys in another person"s field and gets in trouble, but he explains his situation so well that he"s called back to speak. Eventually he gets tired of it and storms out, he is made pharaoh. If this test was failed 3 times, your soul was eaten. The tigris and euphrates were an issue. Rivers run north to south which made trade a little difficult. Flooded at the right times to fertilize the soil. Made egypt the richest land in the near east.
