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monarchy...communism..take ur pic

^Wow... just wow. Ok, here's the correct answer, but very brief. It was a theocracy, but a lot more complicated than "ruled by their religion." The pharaoh was seen as a demi-god, a child of the gods, and as such he not only served as head of the government AND the military, but also as chief priest of the land. He would lead daily offerings, ceremonies, etc. You also have to take into account the enormous power priests had, with opportunities to education and knowledge of how to keep the land from being swallowed up by the desert. A tip: don't waste your time believing the stories of slaves building the pyramids, etc. That's been proven false. They had very structured worker guilds. Workers were valued enough to receive burials, which is why the idea of slave labor should be left out (not completely ruled out, but on the scale we were told young)

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