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Pyramids on the Nile

Mr. Morris World History. Pyramids on the Nile. Key Vocabulary. Delta Narmer Pharoah Theocracy Pyramid Mummification Hieroglyphics Papyrus. The Geography of Egypt. The Nile River is the longest river in the world, at 4,100 miles long There was yearly flooding, as in Mesopotamia

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Pyramids on the Nile

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  1. Mr. Morris World History Pyramids on the Nile

  2. Key Vocabulary • Delta • Narmer • Pharoah • Theocracy • Pyramid • Mummification • Hieroglyphics • Papyrus

  3. The Geography of Egypt • The Nile River is the longest river in the world, at 4,100 miles long • There was yearly flooding, as in Mesopotamia • Egypt was the “gift of the Nile” • The Egyptians worshiped the Nile as a god.

  4. The Geography of Egypt • Unlike in Mesopotamia, the Nile flooded at the same time and to the same place each and every year • A couple of feet deeper or shallower, and houses were destroyed or thousands would die • The desert shielded the Egyptians from attacks

  5. Upper and Lower Egypt • Upper – to the south, higher elevation • Lower – near the delta in the north • Nile flows north, easy transport because the winds blow to the south

  6. Egypt Unites • Narmer united Upper and Lower Egypt • In Egypt, kings were gods • Egyptian pharaohs ruled as gods in their theocracy • The pharaoh was fully responsible for the well being of the kingdom

  7. Pyramids • The pyramid was built for kings after their death. • Tomb was even more important than the palace, since that was where eternity would be spent • Very heavy stones, some 15 tons, WITHOUT THE WHEEL

  8. Egyptian Culture • Polytheistic • Over 2000 gods in all! • Believed in life after death

  9. Mummies • Used mummification to preserve bodies of the elite • Mummies were placed in coffins • Tombs filled with things the deceased could use in the afterlife

  10. Life in Egyptian Society • Had a class system, slaves were on the bottom • Wrote in hieroglyphics • Wrote on papyrus • Developed a calendar, very accurate • Advanced medically, sometimes even performed surgery

  11. Invaders Control Egypt • Eventually, the power of pharaohs declined until a new set of powerful one returned • Egypt was later invaded by the Huksos from Palestine • Much later, Egypt would rise again

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