Directions:UsingyournotesandsummariesfromhistoryandEnglish,youmustproveinan

informativeessaythat
Egyptwasacivilization.
Youressayshouldusethecolorcodedwriting
systemtaughttoyouinMr.Daytonsclass.

ParagraphOne:Introductionmustincludeyourthesisstatement

BodyParagraphs27:Eachparagraphwillfocusononepiece(geography,socialstructure,
government,religion,economy,andculture)ofcivilizationrelatedtotheEgyptians.Theydonot
necessarilyhavetobeintheorderprovided

Example(nottheonlywaythiscanbeorganized)
TopicSentence
(thisrelatestoyouroriginalthesisstatement)
Claim
(thefirstreason)
Evidence
(adirectquotationfromorreferencetoasource)
Commentary
(connecttoyourthesis)
Claim
(anotherclaimforthefirstreason)
Evidence
(adirectquotationfromorreferencetoasource)
Commentary
(connecttoyourthesis)
ConcludingSentence
(restateyourthesisandconcludetheparagraph)

Paragraph8:Conclusion
Egyptisoneofthemostearliestcivilizationinhistory.Whatisacivilization?Well,a
civilizationispeoplecomingtogethertomakeagrouptosurvive.(Thestageofhumansocial
developmentthatisveryadvanced.)DidtheancientEgyptianshaveacivilization?Yes,they
did.TheancientEgyptianshadabigcivilizationbackthen.Theywereoneofthemostpowerful
peopleintheancientworld.Therearesixpiecesthateachcivilizationneedstohaveinorderfor
ittobeone.Thesixpiecesaregeography,socialstructure,economy,culture,religion,and
government.Allthesethingshavetobemasteredforacivilizationtolive.Theegyptianshadall
ofthosepiecesandhadaveryadvancedandpowerfulcivilization.Therewasalotofhidden
cluesthatshowsthatEgyptwasacivilizationso,heretheyare.
TheancientEgyptianschoosetheirlandverycarefully.
Thelandneededtobeperfect
foracivilizationtosettleinit.Alandhadtobegreatatthreethings,vegetation,topography,and
water.(Rutherford)
Cropsareneededtomakefoodforpeopletoeat.Therealsohastobefruits
andotherfoodsthatcomefromvegetation.Thereneedstobeplainssothecropshavespace
togrow.Waterisneededfordrinkingandcleaning.
AccordingtoMr.Rutherford,Veryfew
peoplewouldsettleinmountainsordeserts.Desertsaredryandlackwaterandmountains
aretoosteepforcropstobegrownon.
TheNileRiverwasaveryimportantpartofEgypts
geography.
helpedtheancientEgyptiansgrewcrops,bathe,andmuchmore.
Mostofitsvisitors
callit,theGiftoftheNile.
TheNileRiveralsogavetheopportunitytocatchfishandhunt
animalsthatlivenearit.Thewateroftheriverisalsousedforwateringcrops.
Inconclusion,
geographywasonepieceofcivilizationthattheancientEgyptianshadandwasaveryimportant
piecetothem.

AnotherpieceofcivilizationtheancientEgyptianshadwasagovernment.
The
governmentkepteveryonesafeandmadesureeveryonefollowedtherules.
InancientEgypt,
thepharaoh(king)wasthehead(leader)ofthegovernment.
Accordingto
Mrdonn
swebsite,
theancientegyptianssaidPharaoh,notthePharaoh.Thatsbecausetheirwasonlyone
pharaohatthetimeandheownedeverything.
Eachpharaohhadanarmy,apoliceforce,and
ahugenumberofministersandgovernmentofficialstohelphimrulethecountry.
Thepharaoh
mayhavebeenpowerful,buthestillneededhelpfromotherstorulethecountry.
The
governmentkepteveryoneinlineanddidwhatthepharaohcommanded.
Themostimportant
personofthehelperswasthePharaohsrighthandman,hisVizier.
TheVizierreceivedreports
fromeverytopofficialeveryday.Everynight,theViziergavethePharaohaconcisereporton
whatwashappeningalloverEgypt.Hetellsthepharaohwhat'shappeninginEgypt,fromdayto
night.Healwayskeepsthepharaohinformedofanythingthatisseriousorsomethingthatthe
pharaohneedstoknow.
Hisjobwasveryimportant.Hewasthemostpowerfulpersoninallof
Egypt,besidesthepharaoh.
Allinall,theancientEgyptianshadanadvancedgovernment
whichisalsoareasonthatprovesEgyptwasacivilization.
TheancientEgyptianshadanadvancedeconomy.
Theywereamazingtraders.They
werethemastersattrading.
Accordingto
Mrdonn
,theytradedgold,papyrus,linen,andgrain
forcedarwood,ebony,copper,iron,ivory,andlapislazuli(abluegemstone).Shipeswentup
anddowntheNileRiver,bringinglotsofgoodstomanyports.Whenthegoodswereunloaded,
theywerehauledbymanymerchants(traders)bycamels,carts,andonroad.
Theyworkedvery
hardtogetallthesethingstradedforthingstheyneeded.
TheancientEgyptiansdidnthave
moneylikewedotoday.Theyhadamoney/bartersystem.
Theyhadfixedpricesontheirgoods
sotheywouldknowwhattheobjectswereworthandwhatcouldbetradedforthem.Theydidnt
usecoinage.ThecostofthingstheancientEgyptianstradedwasmeasuredbyadeben(A
pieceofcopperthatweightedabout90grams).
TradinginEgyptwasverybigbackthen.
In
conclusion,theadvancedeconomyofEgyptisalsoanotherreasonwhyitwasacivilization.
TheancientEgyptianshadawellbalancedsocialstructurethatrankedeveryone.
Social
structureisapieceofacivilizationthattheEgyptianshad.
AccordingtoMrdoon,thepharaoh,
ofcourse,wasthemostpowerfulpersoninallofEgypt,buttinghimfirstonthesocialstructure
pyramidofEgypt.
MostEgyptiansknewhimknowhimasGodonEarth.
Thepharaohwasthe
mostwealthiestpersoninallofEgypt.
BelowthePharaohwerethepriests,government
officials,andthevizor.
Theymayhavebeenpowerfulandwereverywealthiest,buttheyarenot
aspowerfulasthepharaoh.Thegovernmentofficialshelpthepharaohrulethecountryand
makesurepeoplefollowtherules.Thepriestshelpedthepharaohwithanyreligious
ceremoniesareprayers.ThevizorwasthesecondmostpowerfulpersoninallofEgyptandwas
themostimportanthelpersoutofallthepharaohshelpers.
Belowthepriests,government
officials,andthevizor,arethescribesandmerchants.
Thelowestpeopleonthesocialstructure
pyramidofEgyptwerethefarmersandslaves.
Theyhadnorespectorwealthwhatsoever.
Allin
all,thesocialstructureofEgyptisanotherreasonwhyEgyptwasacivilization.
EgyptianculturewasveryimportanttotheancientEgyptians.
Accordingto
Mrdonn
,
thereweremanytechnologicaladvancesofAncientEgyptiansCulture.
Papyrusisoneof
them.TheEgyptiansalsodevelopedtherampandleverandgeometryforconstruction,
advancesinmathematicsandastronomy.Theyusethisinformationforthepositionsand

locationsofpyramidsandtemplesforthepharaoh.TheancientEgyptiansalsoprayedtotheir
godsintemplesandhadceremoniestohonorthem.Theyevenmadesacrificesinthe
cremonesItwaspartoftheirculture.
TheancientEgyptiansarealsocreditedwithinventing
thetoothbrush,thetoothpick,andtoothpaste.
TheancientEgyptiansmadepyramidstohonor
theirdeadpharaoh.
Theymummifiedtheirdeadforthenextlife.Itwassomethingtheyvalued
andwaspartoftheirculture.
Theyalsousedhieroglyphics(picturesandsymbols)to
communicatewithoneanother.EvenEgyptianartwaspartoftheirCulture.
Inconclusion,
EgyptianscultureisonemorereasonwhyAncientEgyptwasacivilization.
ReligionwasveryimportanttotheancientEgyptians.
Theybelievedthatinmultiplegods
andgoddesses.Accordingto
Mordonn
Theyworshipedover2,000godsandgoddesses.For
example,theeyeofRawasconsideredaseparatebeingfromRa,theGodoftheSun,evenifit
wasconsideredhiseye.
ItwastheirbeliefbackinancientEgypt.
Intheancientworldaround
theMediterranean,mostcivilizationshadgodsandgoddessesthatlookedlikepeople,atleast
sortoflikepeople.

Mordonn
said,Intheancientworld,mostcivilizationwereafraidofangering
theirgods.
ThatwasntthecaseforEgypt.TheEgyptianswerenotafraidoftheirgods,atleast
notmostofthem.Peopleprayedinthetemplestheywanted.Butiftheydidntgetit,theymight
givethetemplestatuealittlewhackwithareed,toletthegodsknowhowdisappointedthey
wereinyou.
ButtheEgyptianswerepractical.Theyknewtheycouldntgeteverythingthey
wanted.Theytotallybelievedthegodswereontheirside,whethertheirwishwasgrantedor
not.
Allinall,religionisareasonthatprovesEgyptwascivilization.
SonowyouseeallsixpiecesofacivilizationthattheancientEgyptianshad.The
reasonslistedaboveprovesthatancientEgyptwasacivilization.Theirlandhadgreat
geography,theyhadanadvancedculture,manyreligiousbeliefs,asocialstructurethatranks
everyone,theyweremastersattheireconomy,andhadagreatgovernment.Theancient
Egyptianschoosetheirlandverycarefully.Theyhadagovernmentwhichisanotherreasonwhy
Egyptwasacivilization.Theyhadabalancedsocialstructure.Theyhadmanytechnological
advancesfromtheirculture,andhadareligiousbeliefofgodsandgoddesses.Allthis
informationprovesthatEgyptwasacivilizationbackthen.IthinkthattheancientEgyptianswas
acivilizationbecausethereissomuchevidencetodaythatprovesthattheory.Archeologists
havediscoveredsomuchaboutEgyptandIthinkwitheverythingwehavetoday,itwasa
civilization.Inconclusion,thatiswhyancientEgyptwasacivilization.