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EMPIRES OF THE MIDDLE EAST - Coggle Diagram
EMPIRES OF THE MIDDLE EAST
Their gods were the sun, the moon, the rivers and the trees. The high priest king
was considered the intermediary between the gods and the men. Writing served to
engrave the dedications to temples and deities, as well as the real lists, that justified
the dynasties and lineages of the monarchs; but also for the control of the population
and of the communityy
The development of agriculture
and technology created the necessary conditions what for the society became
more complex; appeared the division of work. As a logic consequence, appeared
the trade, the markets and merchants.
In the primitive hordes of hunters, composed of dozens of people, all did the
same; there were no differences among its members. In the tribes, made up of
hundreds of people, a few individuals differed from magicians, shamans, and
sorcerers who channeled myths, lies and superstitions into the unknown, gaining
influence and often becoming leaders of the tribe.
The agricultural and technological development and the success of food
production was converted in slavery. The bosses reserved the monopoly of force
and information. To manage the power they used to the warriors and shamans.
Around the Nile, an empire that unified under
the authority of a single king, called the
pharaoh, came to the people that inhabited
from Sahara Desert to the Sinai Peninsula by
3100 BC.