In ancient egypt, the pharaoh governed by relying on . just below the pharaoh were , who the pharaoh govern egypt. kept records for egypt's government.

The  pharaoh  was at the top of that pyramid. in the level below were nobles, priests, and officials. they the  pharaoh  govern egypt. so did soldiers, who fought battles for their ruler, and scribes,  who kept records  for the government and the temples. i know this

(pedro de cieza de leon, taken from the book chronicles of the incas) is that it's offered rewards to the empire's hardest workers.