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Religion

al life. The amulets recovered from graves and townsites enable us to recognize that most of the gods and goddesses who would be important for all of ancient Egyptian history, were present from the beginning, and received popular devotion.

Social Structure

Social Structure At first glance, ancient Egyptian society seems highly structured and rigidly stratified, particularly in the Old Kingdom. Ptahhotep, the wise Vizier who lived about 2414-2375 BCE, put it this way: If you are in the antechamber, Stand and sit as fits your rank, Which was assigned t

Education

eir sons. The Vizier Ptahhotep's Teachings were written as advice for the son who would succeed him. Crafts were passed on through families; the ancient Egyptians thought that the ideal situation was for a son to succeed his father in office. Despite the privileges a young man would receive as