Although I know pharoahs had more power over his people than the president's of today could....but to what extent? Also, what similiarties are there between pharaohs and presidents?
All answers appreciated!
2006-11-20 11:45:48 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Well, Pharohs had absolute power over Egypt. Their existence is what kept the natural order within Egypt balanced (or so they believed). Really the Pharoh was almost like the main uniting factor of a population, not just a leader. Pharoh was considered God, and immortal, more than human.
Presidents on the other hand, are not born presidents, but are elected. They do not have absolute power, but their power is limited. They most definitly are not Gods, are not considered immortal, and tend to get assasinated (It was very rare for a pharoh to be assasinated.) People do not have blind obidience or belief in presidents, and will not build pyramids for them. Presidents dont rule for life times.
In terms of similarities, well, they are at the head of a large political hierarchy, and are figure heads of the nation. The measures they both impose affect the economy and people's lives. Their foriegn policies affect people in other countries as well as their own.
For example the foriegn policy of America is an intervenionist one, that has affected many people around the world. The Egyptian one on the other hand was not so interventionist, in fact the world's first peace treaty was made by Ramsess II following the battle of Kadesh against the Hitittes (not sure if thats spelt right). Egypt, the super power in the ancient times chose not to be interventionist, it had no need to because its natural borders protected the country and kept it intact (Egypt has the same borders until today).
Other than that, there arent any similarities since they were totally different rules.
2006-11-20 12:18:20 · answer #1 · answered by Temujin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Egyptian Pharaohs List
2016-11-11 05:14:23 · answer #2 · answered by dziabula 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know, no President has married his sister. I think this is the most important difference. And a little thing called an election here and there.
2006-11-20 12:06:36 · answer #3 · answered by iansand 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they are the two seen equivalent to men, surprisingly legally. women human beings in historical Egypt ought to very own assets, enter into felony contracts, carry severe status positions and get divorced, merely like we can now. Inequalities have been based plenty extra on social classification than gender, like in as we talk's society.
2016-12-17 13:26:51 · answer #4 · answered by salguero 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rammses the great was a better driver than george bush!!seti was a better architect than thomas jefferson!!imhotep a pharaonic advisor was much more the itellectual than dick cheney!!hapsetshut was greater in war than jackie kennedy!!horemhab,the cheesemakers son,as pharoah was a better war leader than george bush senior...and he controled a larger landmass in the middleeast!!cleopatra was a better lover than anyone ever in the white house and she was more greek than michael dukakis in the process(being the offspring of one of alexander the great's generals!!the queens and the princesses of the royal lineages behaved in a manner most befitting their regal ,elevated position;unlike the drunken,coked -out little princesses of our current,about to be ex-president,george bush!!and in war many pharoah,at great personal risk and valour led the wars fought from the deck of a chariot in a courageous and warlike fashion..not mincingly from a position of comfort 16,000 miles away from a war that they saw fit to cause and formet!!!
2006-11-20 12:08:31 · answer #5 · answered by eldoradoreefgold 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋