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EGYPT

EGYPT. Nile River flooding. Pharaoh Menes Why is he important?. Pyramid & Tomb Map. Individual limestone building blocks of the pyramids. The first pyramid was the Step Pyramid at Saqqara, built for King Zoser in 2750 BCE. Cheops pyramid. Sphinx. Overlooks Cairo.

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EGYPT

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  1. EGYPT

  2. Nile River flooding.

  3. Pharaoh Menes Why is he important?

  4. Pyramid & Tomb Map

  5. Individual limestone building blocks of the pyramids.

  6. The first pyramid was the Step Pyramid at Saqqara, built for King Zoser in 2750 BCE.

  7. Cheops pyramid.

  8. Sphinx. Overlooks Cairo. Body of lion, head of pharaoh.

  9. Hyksos invade.

  10. Egyptian pictogram of Ma’at. • What is Ma’at? Why is it important? • Ma’at often represented as a goddess wearing a feather. • How did Osiris use the feather?

  11. Hieroglyphics.

  12. Rosetta Stone.

  13. Ptah.

  14. Egyptian Creation Myth Ptah Nut Geb Osiris & Isis Seth & Nephthys Horus All Pharaohs

  15. How does the sun god, Ra, fit in?

  16. Ra a.k.a. Re, Amon Re, or Amon Ra

  17. Osiris.

  18. Isis

  19. Horus

  20. Weighing of the deceased heart against Ma’at. 1. Deceased meeting with committee. 3. Weighing of heart against Ma’at’s feather. 2. Anubis leading deceased along. 4. Passed test. Now on to Osiris and the underworld afterlife. 5. Osiris welcoming deceased.

  21. Akhenaten a.k.a. Amenhotep IV

  22. End

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