The Ancient Middle East
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Adapted from Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
(With permission)
Adapted from Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
(With permission)
Agriculture is the center of this
civilization too!• Control water through irrigation• River floods every September• They settled near the river
because resources were certainly abundant
Menes: Unifier of Upper & Lower Egypt
Menes: Unifier of Upper & Lower Egypt
c. 3050 B. C. E. ?
c. 3050 B. C. E. ?
Political Organization…
• Menes (“first ruler”) united• Unlike Mesopotamia, they were
unified early in their history• Power is followed through 30
dynasties…or the 30 different family lineages that ruled Egypt for 2000+ years!
Hieroglyphics “Alphabet”Hieroglyphics “Alphabet” 24 “letters” + 700 phonetic
symbols 24 “letters” + 700 phonetic
symbols
Social Organization…
Ancient Egypt
• King/Pharaoh … high level administrators
• Professionals, priests, lower level bureaucrats
• Peasants
Mesopotamia
• Free, landowning people
• Dependent farmers, artisans, merchants
• slaves
Egyptian ScribeEgyptian Scribe
Women of Ancient Egypt…
• Subordinate and of the home• Marriage rights and choice of
husband• No formal marriage (law nor
ceremony)• Divorce and dowry…
An Egyptian Woman’s “Must-Haves”
An Egyptian Woman’s “Must-Haves”
PerfumePerfume
WhigsWhigs
MirrorMirror
Egyptian Gods & Goddesses:
“The Sacred ‘Trinity’”
Egyptian Gods & Goddesses:
“The Sacred ‘Trinity’”
Osiris Isis Horus Osiris Isis Horus
Preparations for the Underworld
Preparations for the Underworld
Priests protected your KA, or soul-spirit
Priests protected your KA, or soul-spirit
ANUBIS weighs the dead person’s heart against a feather.
ANUBIS weighs the dead person’s heart against a feather.
Materials Used in Mummification
Materials Used in Mummification
1. Linen 6. Natron2. Sawdust 7. Onion3. Lichen 8. Nile Mud4. Beeswax 9. Linen Pads5. Resin 10. Frankinsense
1. Linen 6. Natron2. Sawdust 7. Onion3. Lichen 8. Nile Mud4. Beeswax 9. Linen Pads5. Resin 10. Frankinsense
Egyptian MummiesEgyptian Mummies
Seti I1291-1278 B.
C. E.
Seti I1291-1278 B.
C. E.Queen Tiye,
wife of Amenhotep II
1210-1200 B. C. E.
Queen Tiye, wife of
Amenhotep II1210-1200 B. C. E.
Ramses II1279-1212 B.
C. E.
Ramses II1279-1212 B.
C. E.
Journey to the Underworld
Journey to the Underworld
A boat for the journey is
provided for a dead pharaoh
in his tomb.
A boat for the journey is
provided for a dead pharaoh
in his tomb.
The dead travel on the “Solar Bark.”
The dead travel on the “Solar Bark.”
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