A brief view of Egypt

A brief view of Egypt

Paleolithic Era, the Sahara and the Nile River valleys The earliest evidence of humans in Egypt date back around 500,000 – 700,000 years ago The type of humans were human erectus In the Beginning

The Sahara had an abundance of vegetation and food The abundance of vegetation and food lasted till around 30,000BC, which is when it dried up Continued….

During the Middle Paleolithic humans began to take the form of Homo neanderthalensis During the Upper Paleolithic (around 30,000BC) desertification took place in the Sahara With desertification taking place, people were forced to migrate closer to the Nile River Continue…

During the beginning of people migrating to the Nile River, it was not crowed, then more and more people came over time The increase in civilians called for a need for government 3000BC – the first pharaoh was in power and Egypt was united In the Nile

Around 525BC – Egypt is conquered by the Persians Egypt goes into seven different time periods Continued…

Old Kingdom (2686-2160 BC) • First Intermediate Period (2160-2040 BC) • Middle Kingdom (2040-1633 BC) • Second Intermediate Period (1786-1558 BC) • New Kingdom(1558-1085 BC) • Third Intermediate Period (1085-525 BC) The Time periods

Pyramids are built to be the tombs of pharaohs Around 2200BC there was a change in climate Egypt came apart into a bunch of smaller kingdoms Old Kingdom (2686-2160 BC)

The pharaohs work together to pull Egypt under one unit When Egypt arrived as one unit it turned into the Middle Kingdom Middle Kingdom pharaohs were weaker than the Old Kingdom pharaohs During 1800BC, the pharaohs lost power Pyramids were not built anymore First Intermediate Period (2160-2040 BC)and Middle Kingdom (2040-1633 BC)

The Hyksos from the north invade Egypt and rule over lower Egypt for a while Horses and Chariots came into use Around 1500BC, the pharaohs are able to push of the Hyksos and reunite Egypt again, leading to the New Kingdom Second Intermediate Period (1786-1558 BC)

According to the Bible, Jews are slaves in Egypt A general crisis happens around the Eastern Mediterranean and West Asia As the Mycenaeans and the Hittites collapsed, so did the Egyptian government New Kingdom(1558-1085 BC)

East African Kings rule They ruled from south of Egypt in Nubia and they ruled most of Egypt Third Intermediate Period (1085-525 BC)

The soul is made of three parts: Ba, Ka, and Akh None of the souls can live without each other If one soul died, all of them died Mummification kept all the souls alive Their beliefs

Was seen as a scared bond Egyptian statues and writings show that men and women in a relationship were dependent on one another Culture - Marriage

Their hair was shaved off or cut short A long lock of hair was left on the side of the head The lock of hair was known as the “side-lock of youth” Women’s Hair

Hair was in a natural wave or curl Preferred short cuts or neck length bobs Women in the New Kingdom wore their hair long and sometimes wore a wig Children’s hair

Wore short hair cuts, leaving the ears to be visible They wore their hair like this until they started to get much older Men’s hair

Houses were made out of bricks which were produced by mud Leather buckets were used to collect the mud and take it to the building site Straw and pebbles were added to the mud to make it stronger Culture - homes

A brief view of Egypt