EgyptUnit 1: 8000-600 BCE

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Early Egyptian Civilizations

3000 BCE

Northern Africa

Along the Nile River

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Geography

Nile River

Red Sea

Mediterranean Sea

Sahara Desert

PROTECTION!

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Old Kingdom

2700 - 2200 BCE

“The Pyramid Age”

Greatest & largest pyramids

Capital at Memphis

Giza

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Middle Kingdom

2100 - 1800 BCE

Golden Age of Egypt

Trade, arts, & literature flourished

Strong armies

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New Kingdom1500 - 1000 BCE

Expansion period

Creation of an Egyptian empire

Pharaohs gained power

Empire destroyed by invasions

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Economy

Govt. exercised much control

Necessary because of irrigation?

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Society

Class Structure

Pharaoh

Priests

Commoners

Slaves

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SocietyRole of Women

Buy & sell property

Serve on juries

Enter legal contracts

Right to divorce & remarry

Equal pay

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Religion

Polytheistic

Afterlife

Mummification

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Technology

Bronze weapons

Mathematics

Medicine

Astronomy

Hieroglyphics

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Arts & ArchitecturePyramids

Painting

Sculpture

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