Egyptian and Shang civilizations had many similarities. Most notable was their politics. Both had powerful kings, though the Egyptian kings were known as Pharaohs. The leaders of both civilizations were political as well as religious leaders. Pharaohs were viewed as gods of Earth and had a great deal of religious influence over the Egyptian people.
The essence of any nation is the way it is lead or advised by a hierarchy. All nations of the world have gone through such times, but one of the most notorious has been Egypt. Egypt for centuries has had a system of leadership, economy and general society heavily influenced by the Egyptian hierarchy. A hierarchy that was able to build pyramids and structures that still challenge modern day science all due to their pharaoh and subsequent upper class. What the pharaoh spoke was galvanized as if a god had spoken to the people, creating a nation unified under the belief that gods and pharaohs are entities that have only their best intentions in mind.
These temples were not only dedicated to Amon Ra and his family but they also had giant statues showing tribute to Ramses as well. The Karnak and Luxor temples both had areas of Heliopolis which are areas where intelligent people go to talk to other intelligent people. Most of the intelligent people were scribes. Most, if not all, of the writing on the walls and halls of the Karnak and Luxor Temples were engraved by scribes. They were paid more and were highly educated compared to everyone else in Egypt except the Pharaohs and other Scribes.
They excelled at skyscrapers, especially as tombs (Tikal). Shared the same Mayan language Writing system (form of hieroglyphics) taught people they shared common histories, beliefs, and gods; also glorified the rulers and their ancestors. They were a major part in Medieval America. The achievements of Medieval America were caused because of the Aztecs, Incas, Mayans. These were the most powerful civilizations in Medieval America.
Ancient Egyptian Religion The Force Behind Everything As the ancient Egyptian religion was an important part of everyday life for all Egyptians (rich and poor), they built a great many temples and had shrines in their homes. The term used to describe ancient Egyptian theology is Polytheism. This just means that they believed in many Gods. Gods were not only formless entities with certain roles - but the Gods were also the forces of nature, the elements, and the characteristics of certain powers. Some Egyptian Gods merged with foreign Gods too.
The lugal and the ma’at were the dominant political roles in the Mesopotamian and Egyptian cultures. Both had substantial power and authority in their regions. The leaders in Egyptian and Mesopotamian culture, both appointed smaller rulers, monarchs and governors to rule over an individual region or city state. These governors oversaw certain important aspects in the region or city state, such as irrigation and taxes, then relayed the information. They also had the same social ladder and caste system in which royalty and land owners were closer to the top, and slaves and peasants made up the bottom portion.
Like government, they were both ruled by individuals, who had power and wealth and set themselves as “Kings”. Mesopotamia’s ruler, Hammurabi, had set a code of laws that he posted throughout the kingdom of Babylon to let commoners know punishment for crimes. On the other hand Egypt, had already settled a kingdom early in its history. Egypt would call their king “Pharaoh” , they were more focused on the religious aspects of life. The Pharaoh would be
(Ramses). All things considered Ramses seemed to go a competent job of taking care of the matters of Egypt during his over sixty years of reign. He was very egotistical and conceited however, but Ramses was considered a god and taught that he was a god as the Pharaoh his whole life, so he would want to be remembered. To his people he was a god and to himself as well. The state of affairs was the best ever during his reign and during the whole ancient history of the country.
In moments where a decision had to be made quickly, a leader was generally appointed. As the region and its people expanded, the need for a leader also increased. Hammurabi aimed to win the friendship of all the societies in Mesopotamia. He did so by repairing their walls and temples and building canals that produced great harvests throughout all the land. This region became one of the most fertile lands in all of Babylon.
Therefore, each city state had its own deities, kings, laws and culture. Conflicts and friction started for the dominance of the region because of the overlapping of these growing cities. Sumerian society showed a distinct social system with a ruling class formed by nobles and priests, a middle class of merchants, scribes and artisans, and finally a lower class made up mainly of farmers (1). Sumerians were creative and likely may be the first on developing a writing system to record diverse events such as taxes, agricultural records, codified set of laws and epic novels. They also established a numerical system that they used to build from calendars to pyramids.