Egypt

Food Supply The Fertile mud deposited by the annual Nile flood allowed farmers to grow barley and emmer wheat, the mainstay of the Egyptian diet. Stored in granaries, these cropswere eventually turned into bread or beer. Egyptian farmers grew vegetables such as onion, garlic, leeks, beans, lentils and lettuce. System of GovernmentThe pharaoh of Egypt was at absolute ruler, he did not have to obey any laws himself. However, to be a good ruler, a pharaoh needed help from other people such as priests, generals andlandowners thought that he was offending the gods. They might think this if he changed too many laws or did not look after the needs of Egypt. A group from southwest Asia called the Hykso invaded Egyptthe hykso used courses chariots and advanced weapons to conquer lower Egypt ahmose of the thebes declare himself king and drove the hykso out of Egypt. Ramses the Great in the 1200sBC a pharaoh, Ramsesthe Great fought a group from Asia minor, Hittites. They fought for several years but no one won, after Ramses died a group called the Sea peoples sailed to southwest Asia and crushed the Hittitesthen invaded Egypt .Egypt survived but then Egypt fell into a period of violence and disorder Egypt will never regained its power. Specialization of LaborThe work or jobs they had in Egypt were being scribes, Artisans, Artists, Architects, Merchants, Traders, Solders, Farmers and other peasants. The scribes worked for the government and thetemples, the Artisans whose jobs required advanced skills among the artisans who worked in Egypt were sculptors, builders, carpenter, jeweler, metalworkers and leatherworkers. Architects designed thetemples and royal tombs, Artists often employed by the state of the temples produced many different works, merchants and traders travel a long distance to buy and sell good. Solders received land as...