Egypt: Engineering an Empire
1) The most important thing the Nile provided to the Ancient Egyptians was fertile land. Most of Egypt is desert, but along the Nile River the soil is rich and good for growing crops. I do not think Egypt could have become a majestic civilization without the Nile because it provided them with large supplies of food.
2) They used the Nile for irrigation and transportation. They used sailing sailed upstream and floated downstream.
3) The power structure of Egypt consists of the pharaoh on the top government officials, soldiers, scribes, merchants, artisans, farmers, and slaves and servants on the bottom. When Egyptian Kings and Queens were described as divine they meant they are like a god. The powers they believed it gave them was absolute power they could command major projects to be built, regardless of coast. Because they were seen as divine, their subjects were devoted to their afterlife.
4) The problem laborers faced when building the pyramids was getting the stones to the construction site because the stones weighed half a ton and feeding, equipping and funding the workers. What I think motivated them was the deep belief in the pharaohs divinity.
5) The connections between Egyptian engineering and the expansion of its empire are the control of the Nile allowed food sources that could feed large armies. Building serious forts helped them control Nubia which gave them big sources of gold.
6) The Egyptian Obelisks are considered one of the most amazing architectural feats because they had to chisel out, transport, and up right the obelisk without cracking it. I think they could be constructed today because of the machines that we have today that could chisel and transport them with ease.
2) They used the Nile for irrigation and transportation. They used sailing sailed upstream and floated downstream.
3) The power structure of Egypt consists of the pharaoh on the top government officials, soldiers, scribes, merchants, artisans, farmers, and slaves and servants on the bottom. When Egyptian Kings and Queens were described as divine they meant they are like a god. The powers they believed it gave them was absolute power they could command major projects to be built, regardless of coast. Because they were seen as divine, their subjects were devoted to their afterlife.
4) The problem laborers faced when building the pyramids was getting the stones to the construction site because the stones weighed half a ton and feeding, equipping and funding the workers. What I think motivated them was the deep belief in the pharaohs divinity.
5) The connections between Egyptian engineering and the expansion of its empire are the control of the Nile allowed food sources that could feed large armies. Building serious forts helped them control Nubia which gave them big sources of gold.
6) The Egyptian Obelisks are considered one of the most amazing architectural feats because they had to chisel out, transport, and up right the obelisk without cracking it. I think they could be constructed today because of the machines that we have today that could chisel and transport them with ease.
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