In ancient Egypt, the people sustained the government and the government reciprocated. Egypt had no cash economy until the coming of the Persians in 525 BCE. The people worked the land, the government collected the bounty and then distributed it back to the people according to their need and merit. Although there were many more glamorous jobs than farming, farmers were the backbone of the Egypt...https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1073/jobs-in-ancient-egypt/ #EgyptianAgriculture #EgyptianCulture #EgyptianPapyrus #History