In ancient egypt, those under pharaoh who directed most government affairs were the

a.
merchants and craftsmen.
b.
regional governors.
c.
nobles and priests.
d.
wealthiest farmers.

C. nobles and priests.

Explanation:

Ancient Egypt consisted of classes of people ranging from sovereign Pharaoh to slaves captured in war. Below the pharaoh nobles and priests were responsible for directing government affairs.

Priests in Ancient Egypt were in the social hierarchy below only in Pharaoh. Endued with enormous prestige and power, the priests were responsible for religion and various functions in the administration of the Egyptian Empire. They were considered the wise men of Egypt. The nobles, in turn, were called Viziers and were directly linked to the pharaoh. The nobles had a great political influence and even took on some governmental affairs, under the order of Pharaoh.

not  

cuba  

russia  

iraq  

el salvador  

explanation:

known as the land of volcanoes, el salvador has visit seismic tremors and volcanic movement. it is the main nation in central america that does not have a coastline on the caribbean sea. about portion of all salvadorans live in the wide open. they are poor and don't have power or running water in their homes. in 1525, pedro de alvarado, a lieutenant of cortés's, vanquished el salvador. el salvador, with alternate nations of central america, pronounced its freedom from spain on sept. 15, 1821, and was a piece of a league of central american states until the point when that association broke up in 1838.