Egypt The Gift of the Nile & the First United Nation.
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Egypt
The Gift of the Nile & the First United Nation
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Geography of Egypt Activity
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Egypt Video:
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Birth of a NationEgyptians lived & farmed
along Nile in 6000 BC; organized nearby villages into nomesnomes (districts)
3200 BC nomes were united into 2 kingdoms: Upper Egypt & Lower Egypt each with different king
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Nomes of Ancient EgyptNomes of Ancient Egypt
(Nile River is only river in world to flow from south to north. As a result, southern region of Nile was called “Upper Egypt” because elevation was higher than northern “Lower Egypt”)
Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
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Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
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Birth of a Nation3100 BC—MenesMenes united Upper
& Lower Egypt, became first pharaohpharaoh (king god)
Built new Egyptian capital at Memphis
Egypt dynasties would survive 2,800 years
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Egyptian CulturePharaohs were more than kings, they
were also thought of as equals to gods & religious figures
To honor pharaohs, built pyramids or other tombs so pharaoh could live & rule forever, even after death
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Egyptian CultureEgyptian writing was called hieroglyphicshieroglyphics
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Hieroglyphics Hieroglyphics (Type A)(Type A)
Hieroglyphics Hieroglyphics (Type B)(Type B)
GreekGreek
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Egypt Quiz
Egyptian villages were organized into districts called ____.
Who united Upper & Lower Egypt?
NomesNomes MenesMenes
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Egypt QuizWhy were
pharaohs more powerful than kings in Mesopotamia?
What purpose did pyramids serve?
Pharaohs were Pharaohs were kings, gods, & kings, gods, &
religious leadersreligious leaders
Tombs for Tombs for pharaohs so they pharaohs so they
could reign in could reign in afterlifeafterlife
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Egypt Quiz
How is Egypt similar to Mesopotamia?
How is Egypt different from Mesopotamia?