Eduarda Andrade

Teacher L. Veloz
Social Prop A1
May 15th 2012
SOCIAL CLASES IN EGYPT
The pharoah of egypt a! not !i"ply a #ing and a ruler$ %ut a! a! con!idered a god
on earth.
The &izier a! the pharoah'! clo!e!t ad&i!or.
The high prie!t! and no%le"en. The pharaoh appointed a! hi! a!!i!tant!$ general!$ and
ad"ini!trator!$ ho together for"ed the go&ern"ent.
A !cri%e'! dutie! ranged fro" riting letter! for ton!people$ to recording har&e!t!$ to
#eeping account! for the Egyptian ar"y. A%o&e the!e !cri%e! ere "ore !cholarly
!cri%e!$ ho had ad&anced to higher po!ition! !uch a! prie!t!$ doctor!$ and engineer!.
Prie!t! ere de&oted to their religiou! dutie! in the te"ple! at lea!t three "onth! out of
e&ery year$ during hich ti"e they ne&er left the te"ple. At other ti"e! the or#ed a!
(udge! and teacher!.
) *raft!"en ere !#illed la%orer! their on hierarchy$ there ere ordinary craft!"en and
+oyal and palace !uper&i!or!. The !uper&i!or! had !pecial hierarchy and title!$ !uch a!
the ,+oyal arti!an ith pure hand!,$ ,-ore"o!t of the ordinary citizen!, and ,Super&i!or
of all the #ing'! or#!, Since the "ain purpo!e of art a! to endure ti"e$ craft!"en
or#ed "ainly ith dura%le "aterial! !uch a! granite$ gold$ *opper and %ronze.