HIST 1001 Chapter : August 31 Egypt
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Mostly desert, sea to the north, ocean access, *nile river* Most of egypts population settled directly along the nile river. The nile has very seasonal floods and is very predictable. The earliest evidence for nile settlement is around 3000 bce, about the same time as mesopotamia. Around this time the nile valley is organized under control of a single ruler (pharoah). Established the basic structures of basic egyptian life. The pharoah was the center of the society. They were seen as divine, and it could be negative, they always had to be seen as divine or godly. They are held responsible for the wellfare of egypt. His will becomes reality as he says it. There are no complicated laws, most are verbal. Pharoahs do what they want and expect to be pleased. A lot of the wealth of egypt ended up in the pharoahs treasury. Made of limestone blocks that weighed up to 15 tons.
