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Egypt’s History

Egypt’s History. Hernandez. Egypt’s History. Egypt is old even to the Ancient Greeks Birthplace of great ideas in math and science. Writings. What we know comes from writing discovered in the 1800’s Writings were written in Hieroglyphics

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Egypt’s History

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  1. Egypt’s History Hernandez

  2. Egypt’s History • Egypt is old even to the Ancient Greeks • Birthplace of great ideas in math and science

  3. Writings • What we know comes from writing discovered in the 1800’s • Writings were written in Hieroglyphics • From the writings we know a little about songs Egyptians sang and stories they told

  4. Old Kingdom • Old Kingdom 2600-2100 B.C. • Pharaohs controlled government that built pyramids • Old Kingdom crashed-local rulers broke away and led the country to Civil War

  5. Middle Kingdom • 2100-1700 B.C. • New Pharaohs • Foreigners took over Northern Egypt

  6. New Kingdom • 1500-1000 B.C. • Militant pharaohs took control of all of Egypt and neighboring areas • Brought in gold, wood, ebony, and ivory • Riches were used to build tombs located in the Valley of the Kings • Defeated by Alexander the Great in 300 B.C.

  7. King Tutankhamen Boy ruler Ruled during the end of the New Kingdom Buried in one of the most magnificent tombs Cleopatra 51 B.C. Came from a family called the Ptolemies Put in Power by Alexander the Great Ruled by 21 years Committed suicide Egypt’s Famous Rulers http://www.unitedstreaming.com/search/assetDetail.cfm?guidAssetID=0D99097D-3449-4083-B51B-3E629BA22613

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