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The Political And Economic Functions Of The Temple In New Kingdom Of Ancient Egypt

Posted on:2012-05-29Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:C H YinFull Text:PDF
GTID:2215330368495803Subject:History
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Ancient Egypt, as one of the four ancient civilizations in the world, which existed in the human beings history about three thousand years. It left much precious legacy for later generations at political, economical and cultural areas. It had great influence on the human beings history development. The new Kingdom period, as the representative of ancient Egypt civilization, that is the most flourishing period at political, economical and cultural areas. It is known as the Age of Empires in ancient Egypt. In this period, each Pharaoh built many temple in their reigns and it is spectacular for awarding the land and slave and other goods to temple This article elaborated that the temple made the effect in polity and economic in the new Kingdom period and analyzed the reason for the effect in polity and economic to state that temple is one kind of tools to control the country by Pharaoh in the new Kingdom period. It is the special controlled agency. From these it can explore the special ways for Pharaoh to control the country.This article can be divided into four parts as followed:Firstly, the temple in new kingdom period of ancient Egypt was the Identify agency for the Pharaoh God ship. In this part, it discussed the forming reason for Identify agency at first, and then analyzed the process for Pharaoh God ship.Secondly, the temple in new kingdom period of ancient Egypt was the nation administrative agency; it discussed the forming reason at first, and then stated the concrete contents for the temple political agent.Thirdly, the temple in new kingdom period of ancient Egypt was the nation economical agent; it discussed the forming reason at first, and then stated it from three aspects that temple was the important economical department in new kingdom period of ancient Egypt, was the allocator for nation economy and was one of places for economic activities.Finally, the temple in new kingdom period of ancient Egypt was the nation justice agency. It discussed the forming reasons from two parts at first, and then stated the temple concrete content as the justice agent.
Keywords/Search Tags:Ancient Egypt, Temple, Polity, Economy
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