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In Ancient Egypt, the pharaoh governed by relying on
surpluses, merchants, scribes, a bureaucracy \\ choose
. Just below the pharaoh were
nobles, priests, and official, merchants and artisans, farmers and servants, slaves and scribes // choose
, who helped the pharaoh govern Egypt.
merchants, priests, slaves, scribes // choose
kept records for Egypt's government.