1. Daily Quiz We have been looking at the geography of ancient Egypt. What is the most important physical feature in the region, and what role did it have on ancient Egyptian Civilization?

2. Ancient Egypt:an Overview

3. Ancient Egyptian History

4. Society • Society was based on agriculture • based on social status, land & property • Patriarchal society • Women had more rights in Egypt than in Mesopotamia • Trade was also less extensive than Mesopotamia • Strict social class system but commoners had the opportunity to rise in status • Religion was polytheistic • Believed in reincarnation and the afterlife

5. Scenes of Ancient EgyptianDaily Life

6. Some Famous Egyptian Pharaohs Tutankhamon1336-1327 B. C. E. Thutmose III1504-1450 B. C. E. Ramses II1279-1212 B. C. E.

7. What is hieroglyphics? • Hieroglyphics is the picture writing used in ancient Egypt. The word hieroglyphics is made up of two Greek words - hieros, which means sacred, and glyphe, which means carving. • The Egyptian hieroglyphic writing system consists of several hundred picture signs. The signs can be divided into two classes, phonograms and ideograms

8. Phonograms represent sounds, much as alphabet letters do. Ideograms are signs that represent whole words or concepts.

9. Stepped Pyramid at Saqqara

10. “Bent” Pyramid of King Sneferu

11. Giza Pyramid Complex

12. The Great Sphinx

13. Egyptian Mummies Ramses II1279-1212 B. C. E. Seti I1291-1278 B. C. E. Queen Tiye, wife of Amenhotep II1210-1200 B. C. E.

14. Materials Used in Mummification 1. Linen 6. Natron2. Sawdust 7. Onion3. Lichen 8. Nile Mud4. Beeswax 9. Linen Pads5. Resin 10. Frankinsense

15. Egyptian Math & Draftsmenship What number is this?

16. Papyrus  Paper Hieratic Scroll Piece Papyrus Plant