p2ch3economics

Name: Tim Slaughter

 * **Theme** || **How does this theme apply to your civilization?** ||
 * Agricultural and pastoral production || * Agriculture was the basis for early Egyptian societies.
 * The Nile River floodplains provided excellent farm land for Egytians.
 * However, Egytians benefited more from the Nile than the Nubians to the south.
 * High productivty led to a growing popuation and larger cities along the Nile. ||
 * Trade and Commerce || * Early Egytians began only trading short distances with Nubia.
 * After some expansion and advances, they started trading long distances to Punt, Mesopotamia, and parts of the Mediterranean.
 * Egyptians traded such things as; gold, silver, gemstones, textiles, linens, and pottery.
 * They recieved common items for labor and city use.
 * However, some special imports they recieved were wood from Mesopotamia and rare animals and beasts of burden from Punt. ||
 * Labor Systems || * The cities of Egypt had specialized labor workers but did not use bronze until after the expulsion of the Hyskos.
 * There were specialized workers for almost every job, leading to many technological advances.
 * Some specialized jobs included; woodworking, stonecutting, masonry, leatherworking, and pottery. ||
 * Industrialization || * Following the banishment of the Hyskos, Egypt entered a period of industrialization.
 * Egyptians learned iron metallurgy and started using iron for most tools. ||
 * Capitalism and socialism ||  ||