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The Ancient Middle East. Thanks to Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY for some of the slides. Essential Questions: Who are the Ancient egyptians? Where did they live? How did they develop their traditions and beliefs? How has their culture affected modern day society?
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The Ancient Middle East Thanks to Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY for some of the slides
Essential Questions: Who are the Ancient egyptians? Where did they live? How did they develop their traditions and beliefs? How has their culture affected modern day society? What is the Egyptian legacy to Europe?
Menes: Unifier of Upper and Lower Egypt
Ancient Egyptian Housing Middle Class Homes Peasant Homes
An Egyptian Woman’s “Must-Haves” Mirror Perfume Wigs
Some Famous Egyptian Pharaohs Tutankhamon1336-1327 B. C. E. Akhenaton 1379 -1334 B.C. Ramses II1279-1212 B. C.
Papyrus Paper Hieratic Scroll Piece Papyrus Plant
Egyptian Math & Draftsmenship What number is this?
Hieroglyphics “Alphabet” 24 “letters” + 700 phonetic symbols
Preparations for the Underworld ANUBIS weighs the dead person’s heart against a feather. Priests protected your KA, or soul-spirit
Materials Used in Mummification 1. Linen 6. Natron2. Sawdust 7. Onion3. Lichen 8. Nile Mud4. Beeswax 9. Linen Pads5. Resin 10. Frankinsense
King Tutankhamon’s Death Mask 1336-1327 B. C. E.
Egyptian Mummies Ramses II1279-1212 B. C. E. Seti I1291-1278 B. C. E. Queen Tiye, wife of Amenhotep II1210-1200 B. C. E.
Journey to the Underworld The dead travel on the “Solar Bark.” A boat for the journey is provided for a dead pharaoh in his tomb.
The Final Judgement Anubis Horus Osiris
The Valley of the Queens Temple of Queen Hatshepsut 1473-1458 B. C. E.
Egypt’s Legacy • Architecture • United We Stand • One Ruler • Queens • Beauty • Paper • Writing? • Divine right • The afterlife • The judgment after death • Monotheism? • Moses and the Exodus
Routes of the “Sea Peoples” The end of the Bronze Age!