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Metca Institute Of Teacher Education2RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATIONEGYPT(3000-1780 B. C)EGYPTEgyptian civilization belongs to one of the ancient civilization in the world. Egypt is also called the Gift of Nile. To the west of Egypt lies the vast Sahara desert and to the East lies the Namibian desert. Direct evidence of the early stages of the Egyptian civilization is available below the alluvial soil deposited in the Nile valley.SOCIAL STRUCTURETHE KING(PHARAOH)
PRIESTS,OFFICERS, ARTISTS
PEASENTS
THE SLAVES
ECONOMIC LIFEAGRICULTURE WAS THE MAIN OCCUPATIONS OF THE EGYPTIANS.THEY DOMESTICATED ANIMALS LIKE COW,OX,SHEEP,GOAT,CAMEL.THEY IMPORTED WOOD,COPPER,IVORY,GOLD,POTTERIESTHEY EXPORTED VESSELS,CLOTHES,PAPIRUS,ORNAMENTS,GRAINS,CATTLES
RELIGIOUS BELIEFEGYPTIANS HAD A DEEP FAITH IN RELIGION.THE SUN WAS THEIR MOST IMPORTANT GOD.THEY FIRMLY BELIEVED IN LIFE AFTER DEATH.
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EGYPTIAN ARCHITECTURE AND SCULPTURE
EGYPTIANS WERE THE FIRST WHO ENTERED INTO THE WORLD OF ARCHITECTURE.THEY GAVE SHAPE TO MANY MONUMENTS LIKE PYRAMIDS,TEMPLES,SPHINX,MUMMIES ETC.THE MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL PYRAMIDS IS THE GREAT PYRAMID AT GHIZA.IT WAS BUILT BY KING KHUFU.PYRAMIDS
THE PYRAMIDS OF EGYPT ARE ONE OF THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD.THEY BRING OUT THE STRENGTH AND BEAUTY OF WORK IN STONE.THE BASE OF THE PYRAMIDS IS SQUARE AND THE SIDES ARE TRIANGULAR.THE TOP OF THE PYRAMID IS THE APEX OF THE TRIANGLE.
CONSTRUCTION OF PYRAMIDS
HEIROGLYPHICS
THE EGYPTAIN SCRIPT IS KNOWN AS HEIROGLYPHICS WHICH MEANS SACRED WRITING.THEY WROTE WITH REED PENS ON THE LEAVES OF A PLANT CALLED PAPYRUS.GROWTH OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICSTHE EGYPTAINS DEVELOPED DECIMAL SYSTEM OF NUMERATION.THEY COULD ALSO CALCULATE THE AREA OF TRIANGLE OR A RECTANGLE.THE INVENTION OF THE SOLAR CALENDER.THE GREAT INVENTIONS OF THE EGYPTIANS WERE SUN DIAL AND WATER CLOCK.THE FIRST WELL KNOWN BOOK ON MATHEMATICS WHICH INCLUDE FRACTIONS AND LAWS OF MATHEMATICS AND ALGIBRA.THE END SPECIAL THANKS TO MRS: SUJATH TEACHER & MY FRIENDS15
