Introduction:

In Ancient Egypt, basically people are characterized by definite social classes dictated by an Egyptian's profession. These social classes are arranged like a pyramid. The very bottom of the "Social Pyramid" includes soldiers, farmers, and tomb builders. These populations represent the greatest percent of the Egyptian. This Social Pyramid worked just like the real pyramid; the base supports the rest of the structure so as the workers supported the professionals above them. Next above the workers were skilled craftsmen. They are the responsible artists that used primitive tools to make everything include carts and coffins. Up above them were the scribes; they are people who knew how to read and write. These skills gave advantages to them to have many types of job. They wrote letters for townspeople, recorded harvests and also kept accounts for the Egyptian army. Priests, doctors, and engineers sat above them as they were more scholarly scribes with higher positions. Priests would stay in the temple and never left that holy place at least three months out of every year to perform their religious duties. They also worked as judges and teachers other than became a priest.

Ancient Egypt had its own hierarchy for the medical profession. The chief medical officer of Egypt sat at the very top of the hierarchy. Beneath him were the superintendents and inspectors of physicians, followed by the physicians. Egyptian doctors were very experienced and advanced in their knowledge regarding herbal remedies and surgical techniques. The medicine was not limited for remedies and surgical only, there were also magic, charms, and spells. Mathematical and architectural knowledge are conquered by engineers. They were the person who responsible for the planning and building of the monuments, temples, and pyramids of Egypt.

In ancient Egypt, architects were not the actual builders; they were responsible to take in charge of the branch of government. The scribes, who did the calculations, drew up the plans, surveyed the sites, and supervised the work day. Above these three highest positions were the high priests and noblemen. They became the assistants, generals, and administrators to the pharaoh, who together formed the government; the pharaoh's closest advisor was the vizier. The pharaoh which was considered as a god on earth conquered the top of the social pyramid. The Egyptians were very lucky that even food crisis occurred nearby parts of the world; the Nile valley always yielded more than enough sources to feed the country.