The Egyptian Society

The Egyptian Society

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The Egyptian Society was not equal. Egyptian Society was hierarchical and was structured into different groups.

AT THE TOP were the Pharaoh and the royal family.

Scribe

The SECOND GROUP was made up of priests, high-ranking officials, province governors, military chiefs and scribes of high standing.

The THIRD GROUP was comprised fundamentally by the peasants, which constituted around 97% of the total population. The craftsmen and merchants were also in this group.

Peasant ploughing with oxen

The Pharaoh

Slaves belonged to the fourth group. They were regarded as objects or animals and could be bought and sold. Many of them were working in the domestic service.

Women played a more significant role in Egypt than in other Ancient cultures. Some of them had great power, and even became pharaohs.

Sculpture of Nefertiti

"When women married, they depended on their husbands to make all decisions. While the women themselves were depended upon to carry out household chores. Married Egyptian women were expected by their husband’s families to bear children, but particularly males. It was common for married couples to continue to reproduce until bearing at least two sons. Barrenness was considered a severe misfortune for Egyptian women, as well as the inability to produce male offspring.
A family with well-grown sons were considered to have decent security. An Egyptian woman was thought to be at the peak of power when her sons had married because she automatically acquired the control over the newly growing families of her sons." Wikipedia.

The Egyptian Government and State

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