How a government come into or remain in power

  How did a government come into or remain in power? Why are some societies more unified than others? What is the role of the King/Pharoah/Emperor in a specific society?   How did the role of pharoah unify Egypt in the Old Kingdom period? Why are ancient states sometimes referred to as “sacred states?” What are some of the ways Assyrians controlled their empire? What does the Egyptian “Satire of the Trades” tell us about scribal culture, Egyptian government, and economy? Compare the Ideal of Egyptian and Persian king.