330 likes | 531 Views
Ancient Egypt. World Studies. Geography. Relative Location Northeast Africa Along the Nile River South of the Mediterranean Sea and east of the Red Sea. Geography. Movement The Nile flows north from its source in Lake Victoria to its mouth in the Mediterranean Sea which forms a delta.
E N D
Ancient Egypt World Studies
Geography • Relative Location • Northeast Africa • Along the Nile River • South of the Mediterranean Sea and east of the Red Sea
Geography • Movement • The Nile flows north from its source in Lake Victoria to its mouth in the Mediterranean Sea which forms a delta. • Upper and Lower Egypt • (This is tricky!) River flow
Advanced Cities • Memphis – capital of United Egypt • Thebes – center of artifacts • Temple of Luxor • Valley of Kings • Temple of Ramses • Giza – Sphinx & Great Pyraminds
Specialized Workers Masons Slaves
Complex Institutions • Pharaoh • Dynasty • Theocracy • polytheism • Egyptian gods • Amun-Ra • Osiris • pyramids • mummification
Record Keeping & Writing • Pictogram • Hieroglyphics • Papyrus • Rosetta Stone
Advanced Technology • Pyramid • Calendar • Forensics • Water clock • Sun dial • Bronze work • medicine
Old Kingdom • Upper and Lower Egypt united in 3200 BC • Pharaoh- King of Egypt- seen as a God • Pyramids- tombs for Pharaoh • Mummification- embalming corpse to prevent decay • Nile river floods and deposits a rich layer of silt • During flood farmers worked on pyramids and other projects
Old Kingdom • Old Kingdom- 2660-2180 BC • Sun rises on East side of River where cities are- Life. Sets on West side where tombs are- Death • Egyptians Polytheistic- worship many Gods • How did the Egyptian view of the afterlife compare to that of the Sumerians? • Compare/contrast the writing and document storage systems of Egypt and Sumer.
Middle Kingdom • Old Kingdom ends 2180 BC • Middle Kingdom: -dug a canal from Nile to Red Sea -Built dykes on Nile to trap water -Drained swamps in lower Egypt to create farmland -Traded with Mesopotamia and Indus Valley • Hyksos conquer Egypt and invite Jews
New Kingdom • Hyksos defeated, New Kingdom begins, Jews enslaved • Kush conquers Egypt 750 BC- from Ethiopia • Egyptian rule ends with Greek conquest- 300s BC