p5ch3economics

Name: Jessica Randall

 * **Theme** || **How does this theme apply to your civilization?** ||
 * Agricultural and pastoral production || * Society depended on intensive agriculture.
 * The Nile river (after flooding) left behind very fertile soil.
 * Egypt and Nubia were called the "Gifts of the Nile" because of their prosperity. ||
 * Trade and Commerce || * Pottery, honey, wine, fine linen, etc. were traded by Egypt.
 * Gold, silver, linen textiles, leather goods, & dried foods (like lentils) were traded for cedar which was prized by pharaohs.
 * The Nile helped the flow of trade ... it provided transportation! ||
 * Labor Systems || * Peasants and slaves supplied Egypt with hard labor to make agricultural society possible.
 * It took thousands of men years to do the paintings & artwork inside of the pyramids.
 * It took thousands of men years to construct the pyramids, which were HUGE! ||
 * Industrialization || * They built irrigation systems to provide their crops with a steady source of water from the Nile.
 * They built amazing pyramids as massive, royal tombs (usually for pharaohs) which took years and a lot of skill! ||
 * Capitalism and socialism || * Pharaohs were basically the kings of Egypt; they ruled over their regions.
 * Pharaohs were said to be "gods in human form."
 * Political and economic competitions caused many small-scale wars between the Nile kingdoms. ||