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)Vegetationcanbetransformedintohelpfulmaterialslikemedicine,rope,
paper,andbaskets.
1. VegetationhelptheEgyptianspreventdiseaseandonconstructingthe
pyramids.Theturnedvegetationintomedicine,rope,paper,andbaskets.

Evidence
(adirectquotationfromorreferencetoasource)
Commentary
(connecttoyourthesis)
Claim
(anotherclaimforthefirstreason)
Evidence
(adirectquotationfromorreferencetoasource)
Commentary
(connecttoyourthesis)
ConcludingSentence
(restateyourthesisandconcludetheparagraph)

Paragraph8:Conclusion

Civilization:AncientEgypt
Tobeginwith,AncientEgyptisacivilization.
Infact,AncientEgyptisacivilization
becausetheyhavesixelementsthatcreatesacivilization.
Forinstance,acivilizationisagroup
ofpeoplethatsharethesamegeography,socialstructure,religion,government,economy,and
culture.
AncientEgyptisoneoftheworldsgreatestandsuccessfulcivilization.
Therefore,
AncientEgyptisacivilizationbecausetheyhavesixelementsthatcreatesacivilization:
geography,socialstructure,religion,government,religion,government,economy,andculture.

Geography
Startingwiththefirstpiece,AncientEgypthasageographybecauseithasatopography
andvegetation.
Additionally,theNileRiverwasimportanttotheancientEgyptians.
TheNile
Riverprovidedfood,transportation,andbuildingmaterials.Additionally,theychosetoliveinthe
plainsfortheirtopography,theyliveintheplainsbecauseithasfertilelandandroomtogrow
cropsandtheNileswatercontributeswatertothecropsandthesoil.So,theNileriverhelpthe
processofvegetation.TheNileRiverplayedanimportantroleinshapingthelivesandsociety

ofAncientEgypt.TheNileprovidedtheAncientEgyptianswithfood,transportation,building
materials,andmore.(Ancient).
TheNileRiverhelpedthelivesoftheAncientEgyptians.
Furthermore,theEgyptianstransformedvegetationintohelpfulmaterialslikemedicine,rope,
paper,andbaskets.
VegetationhelptheEgyptianspreventdiseaseandonconstructingthe
pyramids.Theyturnedvegetationintomedicine,rope,paper,andbaskets.(One).
Vegetation
wasalsoledtotheconstructionofthepyramids.
Allinall,Egypthasageographybecausethey
haveatopographyandvegetation.

AncientEgyptianSocialStructure
Also,theAncientEgyptianshaveasocialstructurebecausetheyhavejobsbasedon
theirrank,wealth,andpower.
Inaddition,theEgyptianssocialstructurewasbasedontheir
wealthandpower.
SocietyinancientEgyptwasmadeupofmanydifferentlevels.Ateachlevel
therewerepeoplewithsimilarjobsandeconomicpositions.Wherepeoplelived,whattheyate,
whattheyworeandwhattheyowneddependedonwhatsocialclasstheywereapartof.
(Ancient)
Likealways,thepharaohorkingisthemostpowerfulandwealthiestperson.
Also,the
Egyptianssocialstructurewasimportantforbuildingthepyramids.
ThestableEgyptiansocial
structurewasimportantforbuildingthepyramids.BecausemostEgyptianstrustedand
supportedtheirleaders,theyagreedtobuildthepyramidsforthepharaoh.Architectswere
usedbythepharaohtodesign(plan)thepyramids.Stoneworkerscarvedthestonesforthe
pyramids,andcraftsmendesignedthetomb(grave)ofthepharaohinsidethepyramid.
Egyptiansbelievedthepriestswhosaidthatthepyramidswouldgetthepharaohtotheafterlife.
Theyalsobelievedthatthepharaohwouldthentakecareofthemwhenhebecameagod.
(Rutherford).

Socialstructureisimportantforeverycivilization.
Asaresult,thisprovesthatthey
haveasocialstructurebecausetheyhavejobsanddifferentamountofpowerandwealth.

AncientEgyptianReligion

Aso,theancientEgyptianshaveareligionbecausetheywerepolytheistic.
Asamatterof
fact,theEgyptianswerepolytheistic,becausetheybelievedinmanygods.
Inaddition,The
ancientEgyptiansbelievedinmanydifferentgodsandgoddesses.(Ancient).
Manyancient
civilizationswerepolytheistic,liketheSumerians.
Theyalsobelievedthattheirpharaohwasa
god.So,theEgyptianshelphimtraveltotheotherworld.
Thepyramidsweretombsforthe
pharaohs.TheEgyptiansmummifiedthebodyofthepharaohtobringhimtotheotherworld.
Thetopofthepyramidpointedtothecenteroftheheavenssothatthepharaohcanreachthe
godsafterhedied.WhatdidEgyptiansputinthepyramidswiththepharaoh?Thepyramids
wereusedastombsforthepharoahs.TheEgyptiansmummifiedthebodyofthepharaohto
bringhimtotheotherworld.Whydidthepharaohsbuildsuchlargetombs?Thetopofthe
pyramidpointedtothecenteroftheheavenssothatthepharaohcanreachthegodsafterhe
died.(Journals).
Theyweremostlikelyreligious.
Overall,theEgyptianshavereligionbecause
theywerepolytheistic,andsomeoftheirtraditionswerebasedonthegods.

Government

Notonlytheyasocialstructure,buttheyalsohaveagovernment.
Inthegovernment,
therearefourpeople.
Thepharaohwasthecreatoroflawsandhasthehighestoccupationin
thegovernment.Beneaththepharaohisthepriests,theypracticedreligiousceremoniesfor
Egypt.Nextwerethemilitaryleaders,theyledthepharaoh'ssoldiers.Lastly,theviziers,the
viziersweretheconstructionadvisorsforthepharaoh.Andalso,farmersandslaveswerenotin
thegovernmentbecausetheydidntparticipate.InancientEgypt,thepharaoh(king:pictureto
theleft)wastherulerwhomadeallthelaws.MostEgyptiansworshippedthepharaohasagod
onearth.Beneaththepharaohinsocietywerepriests(practicedreligiousceremoniesfor
Egypt),militaryleaders(wholedsoldiersofthepharaoh),andviziers(constructionadvisorsfor
thepharaoh)whoworkedinthegovernmentforthepharaoh.MostoftheEgyptianpeoplewere
farmersandlaborers,whodidnotparticipateintheirgovernment.(Rutherford)
Inmany
governments,therewasusuallymorethanfourpeople.
Also,thegovernmentkeptrecords
aboutthecountry.
Thishelpthegovernmentknowimportantfactsthatthecountrywasrunning.
ThegovernmentofancientEgyptkeptrecordsaboutthecountry.Thishelpedthemworkout
importantfactsabouthowthecountrywasrunning.Forexample,bylookingatrecordsfrom
pastyearstheycouldseehowmuchgrainorhowmanyanimalswerecollectedintaxes.
(Ancient).
Scribeshelprunthegovernment.
Asaresult,theEgyptianshaveagovernment
becausetheyhaveasocietywithfourpeople:thepharaoh,priests,militaryleadersandviziers.
AndscribeshelprunthegovernmentbyrecordinginformationabouttheEgypt.

Economy
Furthermore,theEgyptianshaveaneconomy,becausetheytradedmaterials.
Additionally,theEgyptianshavealotofnaturalresources,likegold,limestone,andgraniteto
helpthembuildthepyramids.ButsincetheybuiltpyramidsintheNorthernNileDelta,butthe
goldandgranitewereinthesouthernpartinEgypt.
TheNileRiverhelpedEgyptianstransport
andtradenaturalresources.Egypthadalotofnaturalresourcessuchasgold,granite,and
limestonetohelpthembuildthepyramids.ThepyramidswerebuiltintheNorthernpartof
Egypt,soEgyptianmerchants(traders)hadtomovegoldandgraniteforthepyramidsbyboatup
thenileriver.TheNileRiverhelpedtheEgyptianstradegoods,andithelpedthemavoid
throughthedesert.(Rutherford).
ThisalsoproveswhytheNileRiverisimportant.
The
Egyptiansalsolackinwood,sotheysailalongthenileandtradedgold,papyrus,linen,and
grainforcedarwood,ebony,copper,iron,ivory,andlapislazuliandothermineralswith
civilizationsintheMediterranean,Aegean,andRedSeasinexchangeforcedarwood,ebony,
ivory,incense,myrrh,oils,lapislazuli,gold,metalsofcopper,andiron.
TheancientEgyptians
werewonderfultraders.Theytradedgold,papyrus,linen,andgrainforcedarwood,ebony,
copper,iron,ivory,andlapislazuli(alovelybluegemstone.)ShipssailedupanddowntheNile
River,bringinggoodstovariousports.Oncegoodswereunloaded,goodswerehauledto
variousmerchantsbycamel,cart,andonfoot.(Donkeyswereusedbyfarmers,nottraders
usually.)EgyptianstradersmettradersfromothercivilizationsjustbeyondthemouthoftheNile,

totradeforgoodsbroughttothem,buttheydidnotoftentravelthemselvesmuchbeyondthe
NileRiver.(Ancient)
Thisalsosupportstheclaimabove.
Asyoucansee,theEgyptianshave
aneconomybecausetheytradednaturalresourcesalongtheNileRiver.

Lastelement:Culture
Theyhaveculturebecausetheyhavetheirowntraditionand
TheancientEgyptians
believedinlifeafterdeath.
Infact,TheEgyptiansbelievedthatwhentheydied,theywould
makeajourneytoanotherworldwheretheywouldleadanewlife.Theywouldneedallthe
thingstheyhadusedwhentheywerealive,sotheirfamilieswouldputthosethingsintheir
graves.Egyptianspaidvastamountsofmoneytohavetheirbodiesproperlypreserved.
Egyptianswhowerepoorwereburiedinthesandwhilsttherichoneswereburiedinatomb.
(Ancient).
Ittookseventydaystoembalmabody!
TheEgyptianshaveawritingsystemcalled
hieroglyphics.
TheancientEgyptiansbegantodevelopawritingsystemover5000yearsago
around3000B.C.E.AncientEgyptiansusedpicturesofobjects,people,andanimalstowrite
downtheirownlanguageandtodaywecallthiswritingsystemEgyptianhieroglyphs.
(Hieroglyphics).
Hieroglyphicsarealsofoundinpyramids.
Altogether,theEgyptiansawriting
systemcalledhieroglyphicsandalsohaveatraditionwhichismummifyingbodiesthatcreates
theirculture.

Conclusion
TheAncientEgyptianswereasuccessfulcivilizationbecausetheyhavesixelements
thatcreatestheircivilization.Acivilizationisagroupofpeoplethatsharethesamegeography,
socialstructure,religion,government,economy,andculture.Inconclusion,Egyptisa
civilizationbecausetheyhavesixelementsthatcreatesacivilization:geography,social
structure,religion,government,economy,andculture.