Directions:UsingyournotesandsummariesfromhistoryandEnglish,youmustproveinan

informativeessaythat
Egyptwasacivilization.
Youressayshouldusethecolorcodedwriting
systemtaughttoyouinMr.Daytonsclass.

ParagraphOne:Introductionmustincludeyourthesisstatement

BodyParagraphs27:Eachparagraphwillfocusononepiece(geography,socialstructure,
government,religion,economy,andculture)ofcivilizationrelatedtotheEgyptians.Theydonot
necessarilyhavetobeintheorderprovided

Example(nottheonlywaythiscanbeorganized)

TopicSentence
(thisrelatestoyouroriginalthesisstatement)
Claim
(thefirstreason)
Evidence
(adirectquotationfromorreferencetoasource)
Commentary
(connecttoyourthesis)
Claim
(anotherclaimforthefirstreason)
Evidence
(adirectquotationfromorreferencetoasource)
Commentary
(connecttoyourthesis)
ConcludingSentence
(restateyourthesisandconcludetheparagraph)

Paragraph8:Conclusion

DoyouknowwhatprovesEgypthadacivilization,afteryoureadthisyoullknow.A
civilizationisagroupofpeoplethathavegeography,government,socialstructure,economy,
culture,andreligion.TheEgyptiansactuallydidhaveacivilization.ItcanbeproventhatEgypt
hadacivilization.

First,Egypthadgeography,whichpartiallyprovesEgypthadacivilization.
Theyhad
geographybecausetheylivedinadesert.
TheNIleRivervalleywassurroundedbytheLibyan
Desert,theArabianDesert,andtheNubianDesert.Thesesandydesertswereextremelyhot
anddry.Mostpeopleavoidedthem,yetthedesertsdidplayoneimportantroleinthesettlement
ofEgyptandKush(Frey68).
ThelandaroundyouisgeographysotheEgyptianshad
geography,andsincetheyhadgeographytheyhadoneofthepartsthatmakesacivilization.
TheyhadgeographybecausetheylivedbytheNileRiver.
TheEgyptiansandKushitesboth
settledneartheNileRiver(Frey68).
SincetheylivedbytheNileRivertheyhadgeography,
andgeographyisoneofthepartsthatmakesacivilization.
Asshown,Egypthadgeography
whichpartiallyprovesEgypthadacivilization.


Second,Egypthadgovernment,whichpartiallyprovesEgypthadacivilization.
Theyhad
governmentbecausetheyhadpeopleofhighpowerandstatus.

Wereordinarypeople
mummified?
No.Itwasfartooexpensiveforanyoneexcepttheroyalfamily(Chisholm75).
A
royalfamilywouldusuallyhavehighpowerandstatus,andpeopleofhighpowerandstatus
mightusuallybeinagovernmentsotheymighthavegovernment,andgovernmentisoneofthe
piecesthatmakesacivilization.
Theyhadgovernmentbecausetheyhadpeopleoflowpower
andstatus.
Inreality,thepyramidswereprobablybuiltbyfarmerswhowerepaidfortheirlabor
withbread,beer,garlic,linen,ointment,barley,andwheat(Woods72).
Peopleoflowpower
andstatusmighthavetodohardworkandifpeoplehavelowpowerandstatusthenthere
mightbepeoplewithhigherpowerandstatusandpeopleofhighpowerandstatuscouldbeina
governmentsoiftheEgyptianshadagovernmentthantheywouldhaveoneofthepiecesthat
makesacivilization.
Asshown,EgypthadgovernmentwhichpartiallyprovesEgypthada
civilization.

Thirdly,Egypthadsocialstructure,whichpartiallyprovesEgypthadacivilization.
They
hadsocialstructurebecausetheyhadpeoplewithdifferentlevelsofpowerandstatus.
The
architectslistedthenumber,type,andmeasurementsofthestonestheyneeded.Scribessent
copiestothequarries,whereworkgangsfilledtheorders(Woods71).
Peoplewithdifferent
levelsofpowerandstatusmightbeincontrolofotherpeopleandpeoplewithdifferentlevelsof
powerandstatusmeansthattheremightbeasocialstructurepyramidsotheEgyptians
probablyhadsocialstructureandsocialstructureisoneofthepiecesthatmakesacivilization.
Theyhadsocialstructurebecausepeoplediddifferentthingsbasedontheirpowerandstatus
whichwasdeterminedbytheirjob/profession.
Thearchitectslistedthenumber,type,and
measurementsofthestonestheyneeded.Scribessentcopiestothequarries,wherework
gangsfilledtheorders(Woods71).
Ifpeopledodifferentthingsthantheymighthavedifferent
levelsofpowerandstatusandpeoplewithdifferentlevelsofpowerandstatusmeansthatthere
mightbeasocialstructurepyramidsotheEgyptiansprobablyhadsocialstructureandsocial
structureisoneofthepiecesthatmakesacivilization.
Asshown,Egypthadsocialstructure
whichpartiallyprovesEgypthadacivilization.

Next,Egypthadeconomy,whichpartiallyprovesEgypthadacivilization.
Theyhad
economybecausetheytradedforcedartrees,turquoise,andmetals.
UpheretotheNorthis
wherewegetcedartreestomakeourbigboats(Journals).
Ifpeopletradethantheyhave
economyandeconomyisoneofthepiecesthatmakesacivilization.
Theyhadeconomy
becausetheyhadaformoftransportation(chariots).
Theonlygoodthingtocomeoutofthat
experiencewasthatwelearnedhowtomakechariots(Journals).
Chariotsareaformof
transportationandtransportationis(/might)partofeconomyandeconomyisoneofthepieces
thatmakesacivilization.
Asshown,EgypthadeconomywhichpartiallyprovesEgypthada
civilization.

Also,Egypthadculture,whichpartiallyprovesEgypthadacivilization.
Theyhadculture
becausetheyhadtwowritingsystems.
Wecreatedpapyrus,andtwodifferentwritingsystems

(Journals).
Writingsystemsispartofcultureandcultureisoneofthepiecesthatmakesa
civilization.
Theyhadculturebecausetheybuiltthepyramidsbecausetheythoughtthatwhen
peoplediedtheyarejustpassingoverintotheotherworldtojoinOsiris,sotheythinkitis
importanttosendthemoffthebestwaytheyknowhow.
WeEgyptiansthinkthatwhenpeople
die,theyarejustpassingoverintotheotherworldtojoinOsiris,soit'simportanttosendthem
offthebestwayweknowhow(Journals).
Theyhadbeliefsandbeliefsareapartofcultureand
cultureisoneofthepiecesthatmakesacivilization.
Asshown,Egypthadculturewhichpartially
provesEgypthadacivilization.

Finally,Egypthadreligion,whichisthelastpiecealongwiththeothersthat(partially)
provesEgypthadacivilization.
Theyhadreligionbecausetheythoughtthatthepyramids
helpedthepharaohssendagoodwordtothegodsinsomeway.
Butoneofthemostimportant
thingsthepharaohsdoiscommunicatewiththegodsonourbehalf.Thepyramidsarealigned
sotheirtipspointdirectlyupintothecenteroftheheavens(Journals).
Placingbeliefsingods
orgoddessesisapartofreligionandreligionisoneofthepiecesthatmakesacivilization..
Theyhadreligionbecausetheybuiltthepyramidsbecausetheythoughtthatwhenpeopledied
theyarejustpassingoverintotheotherworldtojoinOsiris(whichwasoneofthegodsthey
believedin),sotheythinkitisimportanttosendthemoffthebestwaytheyknowhow.
We
Egyptiansthinkthatwhenpeopledie,theyarejustpassingoverintotheotherworldtojoin
Osiris,soit'simportanttosendthemoffthebestwayweknowhow(Journals).
Theybelieved
inmanygodssotheywerepolytheisticandsincetheywerepolytheisticthentheyhadreligion
andreligionisoneofthepiecesthatmakesacivilization.
Asshown,Egypthadreligionwhichis
thelastpiecealongwiththeothersthat(partially)provesEgypthadacivilization.

ItcanbeproventhatEgypthadacivilization.Acivilizationhasgeography,government,
socialstructure,economy,culture,andreligion.Egypthadgeographywhichpartiallyproves
Egypthadacivilization,EgyptalsohadgovernmentwhichpartiallyprovesEgypthada
civilization,EgyptalsohadsocialstructurewhichpartiallyprovesEgypthadacivilization,Egypt
alsohadeconomywhichpartiallyprovesEgypthadacivilization,Egypthadculturewhich
partiallyprovesEgypthadacivilization,Egyptalsohadreligionwhichisthelastpiecealong
withtheothersthat(partially)provesEgypthadacivilization.Withoutadoubt,Egypthada
civilization.