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A View of Egypt by SatelliteA View of Egypt by Satellite

The Fertile Nile ValleyThe Fertile Nile Valley

The Annual Flooding of the NileThe Annual Flooding of the Nile

Nile Irrigation-the ShadufNile Irrigation-the Shaduf

Ancient Egyptian HistoryAncient Egyptian HistoryPeriods Time Frame

Nile Culture Begins 3900 B. C. E.

Archaic 3100 – 2650 B. C. E.

Old Kingdom 2650 – 2134 B. C. E.

Middle Kingdom 2040 – 1640 B. C. E.

New Kingdom 1550 – 1070 B. C. E.

Late Period 750 – 332 B. C. E.

Greek Ptolemaic Era

332 – 30 B. C. E.

Roman Period 30 B. C. E. – 395 C. E.

Menes: Unifier of Upper & Lower EgyptMenes: Unifier of Upper & Lower Egypt

c. 3050 B. C. E. ?c. 3050 B. C. E. ?

Ancient Egyptian HousingAncient Egyptian HousingMiddle Class HomesMiddle Class Homes

Peasant Homes

Peasant Homes

Scenes of Ancient EgyptianDaily Life

Scenes of Ancient EgyptianDaily Life

Making Ancient EgyptianBeer

Making Ancient EgyptianBeer

Making Ancient EgyptianWine

Making Ancient EgyptianWine

An Egyptian Woman’s “Must-Haves”

An Egyptian Woman’s “Must-Haves”

PerfumePerfume

WigsWigs

MirrorMirror

Egyptian Social HierarchyEgyptian Social Hierarchy

Some Famous EgyptianPharaohs

Some Famous EgyptianPharaohs

Thutmose III

1504-1450 B. C. E.

Thutmose III

1504-1450 B. C. E. Ramses II

1279-1212 B. C. E.

Ramses II1279-1212 B. C.

E.

Tutankhamon1336-1327 B. C. E.

Tutankhamon1336-1327 B. C. E.

Egyptian NobilityEgyptian Nobility

Egyptian Priestly ClassEgyptian Priestly Class

Egyptian ScribeEgyptian Scribe

Papyrus PaperPapyrus Paper

Papyrus PlantPapyrus Plant

Hieratic Scroll PieceHieratic Scroll Piece

Egyptian Math & DraftsmenshipEgyptian Math & Draftsmenship

11 1010 100100 10001000 10,00010,000 100,000100,000 1,000,0001,000,000

What number is this?What number is this?

Champollion & the Rosetta StoneChampollion & the Rosetta Stone

Hieroglyphics “Alphabet”Hieroglyphics “Alphabet”24 “letters” + 700 phonetic symbols24 “letters” + 700 phonetic symbols

Egyptian Creation MythEgyptian Creation Myth

The Goddess NutThe Goddess Nut

Egyptian Gods & Goddesses:“The Sacred ‘Trinity’”

Egyptian Gods & Goddesses:“The Sacred ‘Trinity’”

Osiris Isis HorusOsiris Isis Horus

Preparations for the UnderworldPreparations 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 MummificationMaterials 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

Preparation forthe Afterlife

Preparation forthe Afterlife

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 UnderworldJourney 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.”

Egyptian Book of the DeadEgyptian Book of the Dead

Shabtis: The Pharaoh’sServants

in the Afterlife

Shabtis: The Pharaoh’sServants

in the Afterlife

Stepped Pyramid at SaqqaraStepped Pyramid at Saqqara

“Bent” Pyramid of KingSneferu

“Bent” Pyramid of KingSneferu

Giza Pyramid ComplexGiza Pyramid Complex

Plan of the Great Pyramidof Khufu

Plan of the Great Pyramidof Khufu

The Valley of the KingsThe Valley of the Kings

Archaeologist, Howard Carter (1922)Archaeologist, Howard Carter (1922)

Entrance to King “Tut’s” TombEntrance to King “Tut’s” Tomb

King Tutankhamon’s Death MaskKing Tutankhamon’s Death Mask

1336-1327 B. C. E.1336-1327 B. C. E.

King TutankhamonKing Tutankhamon

King Tutankhamun’s TombKing Tutankhamun’s Tomb

Treasures From Tut’s TombTreasures From Tut’s Tomb

The Valley of the QueensThe Valley of the Queens

Temple of Queen Hatshepsut

Temple of Queen Hatshepsut

1473-1458 B. C. E.1473-1458 B. C. E.

Ankhenaton: First Monotheist?Ankhenaton: First Monotheist?

1352-1336 B. C. E.1352-1336 B. C. E.

The Ankh – The “Cross” ofLife

The Ankh – The “Cross” ofLife

QueenNefertitiQueen

Nefertiti

Abu Simbel:Monument to Ramses II

Abu Simbel:Monument to Ramses II

1279-1213 B. C. E.1279-1213 B. C. E.

Routes of the “Sea Peoples”Routes of the “Sea Peoples”

The end of the Bronze Age!The end of the Bronze Age!