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Pyramids on the Nile

Pyramids on the Nile. Chapter 2 Section 2. Delta Narmer Pharaoh Theocracy Pyramid Mummification Hieroglyphics Papyrus . Key Terms. Nile River Changed desert to fertile land Flooded every July Flooding predictable Planted in October Used irrigation. The Geography of Egypt.

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Pyramids on the Nile

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  1. Pyramids on the Nile Chapter 2 Section 2

  2. Delta • Narmer • Pharaoh • Theocracy • Pyramid • Mummification • Hieroglyphics • Papyrus Key Terms

  3. Nile River • Changed desert to fertile land • Flooded every July • Flooding predictable • Planted in October • Used irrigation The Geography of Egypt

  4. Desert shut out invaders • Upper and Lower Egypt • Upper Egypt first cataract • Lower Egypt near the sea and delta • Used Nile for transportation • Wind North to South The Geography of Egypt

  5. King Narmer unites Egypt • Lower Egypt red crown • Upper Egypt white crown • 3200-2700 BC Egypt Unites into a Kingdom

  6. Pharaohs- god kings • Theocracy-government based on religion • Caused sun to rise • Nile to flood • Ruled in death Pharaohs Rule as Gods

  7. Pyramids- resting place of kings • Ruled even in death • Each stone weighed 2 ½ tons to 15 tons • Each perfectly cut • Giza • 2 million stones • 13 acres

  8. Religion and Life • Polytheistic • Isis, Re, Osiris • Believed in afterlife • If good beautiful other world • Mummification-embalming and drying the corpse • Tombs filled with many items Egyptian Culture

  9. Pyramid society • Kings, queens • Wealthy landowners, priest, • Middle class • Largest peasants and farmers • Locked into social class • Jobs or marriage could change class Life in Egyptian Society

  10. Slavery became widespread • Needed to read and write to win highest positions • Opened many careers • Woman held the same rights as men Life in Egyptian Society

  11. Hieroglyphics –means sacred carving • Pictures stood for ideas • Picture stood for sounds • Written on papyrus • Made from reeds that were dried and pressed Egyptian Writing

  12. Made calendars • Starred at stars • Would appear before the flood • Made 365 day calendar • Made it 12 months • 30 days per month • Written numbers Egyptian Science and Technology

  13. Geometry • Surveying • Architecture • First to use stone columns • Medicine • Felt pulse • Set broken bones • Treat wounds and fevers Egyptian Science and Technology

  14. Power declined 2180 BC • Improved transportation dug canal • Huge dikes for floodwaters • Drained swamps for farms • Hyksos came from Palestine Invaders Control Egypt

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