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All Egypt is the Gift of the Nile

All Egypt is the Gift of the Nile. ANCIENT EGYPT. A society characterized by security and changelessness Protected by natural barriers Deserts (West and East) Mediterranean Sea (North) Cataracts (South) Red Sea (East) Regular flooding.

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All Egypt is the Gift of the Nile

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  1. All Egypt is the Gift of the Nile

  2. ANCIENT EGYPT A society characterized by security and changelessness • Protected by natural barriers • Deserts (West and East) • Mediterranean Sea (North) • Cataracts (South) • Red Sea (East) • Regular flooding

  3. Egyptian civilization arose slightly after Mesopotamia • 3100 BCE King Menes unites villages of Upper and Lower Egypt (Dynasty) • 3 major periods • Old Kingdom (2700 – 2200 BC) • Middle Kingdom (2050 – 1652 BC) • New Kingdom (1567 – 1085 BC) • Religion • Polytheistic • Sun god (Atum, Re) • Osiris (Resurrection)

  4. Old Kingdom • Pharaoh (Great House) • Divine • Absolute power • Bureaucracy • Vizier • 42 provinces

  5. Pyramids • These are the Giza pyramids, the most famous. • King Khufu • Pyramids were tombs for the kings. • Kings underwent process of mummification • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MQ5dL9cQX0 • http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/mummies/home.html • These were built in 2500 B.C.E.

  6. Middle Kingdom • After 150 interregnum Middle Kingdom is established • Looked upon as a “Golden Age” • Egypt expands to Nubia • Pharaoh transformed into more of a shepherd like figure • Delta drained • Canal dug between Nile and Red Sea

  7. Invasion of the Hyksos and New Kingdom • Cultural Diffusion • Chariot • Bronze • Names you may know • Hatshepsut • Amenhotep IV -> Akhenaton • Tutankhamen • Cleopatra VII

  8. Egyptian Society Pharaoh Nobles and Priests Merchants, artisans, scribes and tax collectors Farmers

  9. Writing in Ancient Egypt • Hieroglyphics “priest carvings” • Hieratic script • Ancient Egyptians wrote on papyrus, a substance derived from the plant of the same name

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