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Ancient Egypt:an Overview
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Timeline
• Old Kingdom 2650 BC – 2134 BC
• Middle Kingdom 2125 BC – 1550 BC
• New Kingdom 1550 BC – 1295 BC
•http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/resources/timeline.html
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Powerful pharaohs created a large empire that reached the Euphrates River.
Hatshepsut encouraged trade.
Ramses II expanded Egyptian rule to Syria.
Egyptian power declined.
Large drainage project created arable farmland.
Traders had contacts with Middle East and Crete.
Corruption and rebellions were common.
Hyksos invaded and occupied the delta region.
Pharaohs organized a strong central state, were absolute rulers, and were considered gods.
Egyptians built pyramids at Giza.
Power struggles, crop failures, and cost of pyramids contributed to the collapse of the Old Kingdom.
NEW KINGDOM
MIDDLE
KINGDOM
OLD KINGDOM
Three Kingdoms of Ancient Egypt1
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Geography• Egypt is located in
northeastern Africa • The Nile River runs the
length of the country flowing south to north
• The river begins in the mountains of Africa and empties into the Mediterranean Sea
• The climate is hot and dry, part of the Sahara Desert
http://www.worldcountries.info/Maps/GoogleMap-Egypt.phphttp://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/geography/explore/ter.html
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Geography
• Ancient Egypt was divided into two regions: Upper and Lower Egypt
• Lower (northern) Egypt consisted of the Nile River's delta made by the river as it empties into the Mediterranean.
• Upper Egypt was the long, narrow strip of ancient Egypt located south of the Delta.
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/geography/home.html
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The Nile River• The Nile was the
lifeblood of ancient Egypt
• It made life possible in the otherwise barren desert of Egypt.
• It is the longest river in the world (over 4,000 miles).
• It served as a source of food for the people of ancient Egypt
• It was the major source of water for bathing and drinking
• The Nile was crucial for farming
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Blue Nile
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White Nile
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White & Blue Nile Meet in Sudan
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Floodplain
• The low strip of fertile land located on either side of the Nile River
• The river flooded during the annual inundation
• When the inundation subsided, it left the earth soaked and overlaid with a fresh layer of black silt.
• Most of the farming occurred here
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Nile Delta• Located in northern
Egypt where the Nile River spreads out and empties into the Mediterranean Sea
• 240 km of coastline, 106 km in length
• Rich agricultural region
• Most fertile soil in Africa
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Bordered on the south, east and west by the Sahara Desert, and on the north by the sea, ancient Egypt was protected from outside influences.
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Great Sahara Desert
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Facts About the Nile River
Length 4,184 miles
2 Sources Lake Victoria, Uganda (White Nile); Lake Tana, Ethiopia (Blue Nile)
Mouth Mediterranean Sea, off Egypt
Countries Flows Through
Egypt, Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zaire, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi
Name Origin Greek word Nelios, which means "River Valley"
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Religion
• Belief that many gods and goddesses ruled the world and the afterlife Amon-Re: sun god Osiris: god of the underworld and of the Nile
• The pharaoh was believed to be a god as well as a ruler
Falcon Headed Sun God
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Religion
• Belief in eternal life after death. Relied on the Book of the Dead to help them through the afterworld.
• Practiced mummification, the preservation of the body for use in the next
life.
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Book of the Dead
Collection of spells, hymns, and prayers intended to secure a safe passage to the underworld for the deceased
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Writing
Making paper from papyrus
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What is hieroglyphics?• Hieroglyphics is the picture writing used in
ancient Egypt. The word hieroglyphics is made up of two Greek words - hieros, which means sacred, and glyphe, which means carving.
• The Egyptian hieroglyphic writing system consists of several hundred picture signs. The signs can be divided into two classes, phonograms and ideograms
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Phonograms represent sounds, much as alphabet letters do. Ideograms are signs that represent whole words or concepts.
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The Great Sphinx
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Mythology
Egyptian goddess Isis, tomb painting, ca. 1360 BC.
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HIGH PRIESTS AND PRIESTESSESServed gods and goddesses
PHARAOHEarthly leader; considered a god
NOBLESFought pharaoh’s wars
MERCHANTS, SCRIBES, AND ARTISANSMade furniture, jewelry, and fabrics for
pharaohs and nobles, and provided for other needs
PEASANT FARMERS AND SLAVESWorked in the fields and served the pharaoh
Social Classes2
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Daily Life
The Egyptians - Daily Life
Daily Life in Ancient Egypt