Ancient EgyptFrom Desert Sands To Expanding Lands

Everything you need to know about the Nile Kingdom

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Ryan Fields

Liam Fitzgerald

Michael Fiocco

ANCIENT EGYPT TIMELINE

Old Kingdom Middle Kingdom New KingdomFall of Egypt

GEOGRAPHY

Nile River-Starts at Heart of Africa-More than 4,000 miles long-Source of Life in Egypt-Floods help Farms (Irrigation)

Dark Fertile Soil-Known as the “Black Land”

Beyond the Black Land are Deserts-Known as the “Red Land”

BIRTH OF A CIVILIZATION

Religion-Polytheistic-No Egyptian Word for Religion-Many Natural and Heavenly Gods

*Land God=Osiris*River God=Isis*Sun God=Atum (Human) or Re

BIRTH OF A CIVILIZATION (CONT.)

Egyptian History-Three Section

*Old Kingdom*Middle Kingdom*New Kingdom

Old Kingdom-Lasted 2700 to 2200 B.C.E.-Age of Prosperity and Splendor-Beliefs

*Pharaoh Obedience meant Stability*Break in Royal Order meant Holy Offense

-42 Provinces

BIRTH OF A CIVILIZATION (CONT.)

Old Kingdom-Lasted 2700 to 2200 B.C.E.-Age of Prosperity and Splendor-Beliefs

*Pharaoh Obedience meant Stability*Break in Royal Order meant Holy Offense

-42 Provinces

BIRTH OF A CIVILIZATION (CONT.)

Middle Kingdom-Lasted 2050 to 1652 B.C.E.-Fortresses built on Southern Border-Pharaohs sent Merchants all across Western Asia-Pharaoh also drained Swamps to augment Farming-Dug Canal to connect Nile and Red Sea

BIRTH OF A CIVILIZATION (CONT.)

New Kingdom -Lasted 1567 to 1085 B.C.E.

-Egypt became Most Powerful in Southwest Asia-Became wealthy and built more Temples-Pharaoh Amenhotep IV introduced new god, Aton, God of Sun Disk-Aton destroyed former Egyptian beliefs, causingEgypt to fall

INVASION AND WAR

Invasion of Hyskos ended Middle Kingdom era-Hyskos conquered Egypt-Egypt learned from Hyskos and repelled them

Egypt stole the Hyskos’ signature weapon-The War Chariot

TRADITIONS

Pyramids and Mummies-Dedicated to dead Pharaohs, their families, and their servants-Everything needed in Ka (Afterlife) was stored there-Physical bodies were preserved via mummification

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