HST 197 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-3: Hatshepsut
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Dense populations encouraged specialization of labor in the early agricultural societies of africa. The division of labor caused the creation of social classes. Throughout the nile valley patriarchal societies were built. Power was given to adult males in the society. Nubian cities were not as well known. Kerma, the ruler, dominated river and overland routes between egypt and. With accumulated wealth becomes the distinction between rich and poor. Egyptian peasants and slaves: supplied the hard labor that made the complex agricultural system possible. Egyptian society didn"t really have a noble class. Egypt relied on military forces and bureaucracy of administrators and tax collectors who served the central government. The nubian society is also complex and has a clear hierarchical system. Vested authority over public and private affairs in the men. Women in the upper elite oversaw the domestic work of household servants.
