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SLm MaP. Concept: Egypt. LEQ: How were religion and politics tied together in Egypt?. Vocab. King Menes Akhenaten Upper/Lower Egypt Nile River Mummies Pyramids Papyrus Pharaohs Book of the dead Hieroglyphics .
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SLmMaP • Concept: Egypt • LEQ: How were religion and politics tied together in Egypt?
Vocab • King Menes • Akhenaten • Upper/Lower Egypt • Nile River • Mummies • Pyramids • Papyrus • Pharaohs • Book of the dead • Hieroglyphics
Standard: SSWH1b- describe the relationship between political authority and religion in Egypt. Egypt
Egypt the civilization • Becomes a civilization when King Menes unites Lower and upper Egypt
Lower Egypt – near deltaUpper Egypt – middle Nile + highlands
Geography • Life centered around the Nile • The Nile flooded regularly, causing the Egyptians to view the universe as a regular and orderly place.
Akhenaten- pharaoh will support one god He is almost supporting monotheism very different than the polytheistic religion in Egypt. Politcs
Society was ruled by classes: 1. Royal Family 2. Wealthy landowners 3. Peasants 4. Slaves Egyptian Society
Egyptian Economy • Traditional economy based on farming and trade. • Egyptians traded up and down the Nile, with Mesopotamians and sometimes with Indus Valley (in Pakistan)
Cyclical View of nature 2 of the most important gods were Re (sun god) and Osiris (Underworld) Concern with an afterlife inspired mummification before burial. Quality of tomb= Social status Religion
Mummies • Egyptians who could afford to do so would have themselves mummified. • They believed in a better afterlife if their body was preserved.
Scrolls with hymns, prayers, and magic spells to guide the dead = Book of the Dead Book of the Dead
Egyptians wrote with picture symbols called hieroglyphics. They wrote on papyrus which was made from reeds to form paper.
Images • Ziggurat • Pyramid