Egypt The Gift of the Nile & the First United Nation.
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Egypt
The Gift of the Nile & the First United Nation
Geography of Egypt Activity
Egypt Video:
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
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
Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
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
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
Egyptian CultureEgyptian writing was called hieroglyphicshieroglyphics
Hieroglyphics Hieroglyphics (Type A)(Type A)
Hieroglyphics Hieroglyphics (Type B)(Type B)
GreekGreek
Egypt Quiz
Egyptian villages were organized into districts called ____.
Who united Upper & Lower Egypt?
NomesNomes MenesMenes
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
Egypt Quiz
How is Egypt similar to Mesopotamia?
How is Egypt different from Mesopotamia?
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