Egypt p.10 Chapter One Reading Questions Due Today Map Quiz Retake Tomorrow Warm up: Why were Egypt’s pharaohs unusually powerful rulers?

Egypt p.10Chapter One Reading Questions Due Today

Map Quiz Retake Tomorrow

Warm up: Why were Egypt’s pharaohs unusually powerful

rulers?

Ancient EgyptAncient Egypt3200-500 BC

I. Location1. North Africa 2. Natural barriers: Mediterranean Sea,

Sahara Desert, Red SeaA. Result = less prone to invasion.

II. Nile River1. World’s longest river (4000 miles)2. “Gift of the Nile” annual flooding that

deposits rich soil. Predictable3. Benefits

A. Easy communication.B. Transportation.C. Ample water supply.

What is going on below? Explain?

Egypt – Land near the Nile RiverPharaohs Leaders of the Egyptians They were like gods

Polytheism Main gods were Re (Sun god) & Osiris (god of dead)

Divided Egypt was divided into Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.The Nile was used as transportation between them.One of the Pharaohs would unite Egypt into one.

Mummification Part of their religion. It was to prepare your bodyfor the next life. Mostly for royalty.

Hieroglyphics Comes from the words Hieros and Gluph. It meanssacred carvings. A combination of pictures and an alphabet.

Papyrus Reeds used to make paper.

Geometry Needed to divide parcels of land

Calendar For planting and harvesting, only off by six hours per year

Egyptian SocietyEgyptian SocietyI. Egyptian Kingdoms become one.

1. Menes: Unified Lower & Upper Egypt around 3100 BC.

II. Religious Beliefs1. Polytheistic: belief in many gods controlling earth.2. Mummification: process of preseriving the dead.

A. Afterlife Happy Field of Food or Devourer of Souls

3. Pharaohs: god-kings of Egypt.4. Chief gods: Isis, Osiris, Amon-Re, Anubis,

Ramses II III. Kingdoms of the Nile

Old Kingdom2650-2134 BC

Middle Kingdom2040-1640 BC

New Kingdom1550-1070 BC

Built enormous tombs & pyramids.

Land drained for farming.

Traded with lands along the Red &

Mediterranean Sea.

IV. Social Order

.

Priests

Nobles/Warriors

Scribes

Merchants

Peasants/Slaves

Pharaohs