History and Culture. Pharaoh—absolute power to rule its people (God) a. Bureaucracy b. Vizier—responsible for giving advice.

History and Culture

Pharaoh—absolute power to rule its people (God)

a.Bureaucracyb.Vizier—responsible for giving advice

Pyramids—tomb for pharaoha.Could take 20 years to buildb.Stocked with chairs, weapons, food, gold, jewelry (riches)

Mummification—drying out a dead body to preserve

Pyramid at Giza—The Great Pyramid of King Khufu

a.Guarded by the Great Sphinx—body of a lion and head of a human

b.Portrays Khufu’s son Khafre

Golden Age—time of stability

Nubia was conquered—Fortresses built

Pharaohs no longer a god, but a leader to people building for public welfare, strength, and stability

Dig canals connecting Nile to Red sea aiding trade and transportation

First female pharaoh

Got rid of polytheism—bad idea

Restored polytheism—united Egypt

Cleo and Julius Caesar

Cleo and Marc Antony, the love of her life

Tried to re-establish independence