HIST 150 Lecture 4: Lecture 4
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Linear a- not a known language- not a form of anything scholars have dealt with before. Nile river- flows right through the egyptian civilizations. Predictable flow- not a lot of technology to keep it at bay. You can sail on it- a lot of trades. Traditionally said to have unified the two egypts- king of the two lands . Egyptians create a much larger kingdom, not just north and south egypt. Governance- one kingdom under one leader- pharaoh: absolute control of the people-the law is his will. All land and the people in it he owned. Ra- pharaoh was the son of the sun god ra- ra would come down from the heavens and impregnates the queen and she has the future pharaoh. Hereditary- passed from father to son- father to daughter: oldest would rule. Oldest son and daughter would marry- only in the royal family. Bureaucracy- a government behind pharaoh- hundreds of helpers- writing and literacy is vital.
