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The Nile River: Lifeblood of Ancient Egypt and Its Societal Impact

Explore the vital role of the Nile River in Ancient Egypt's development. Without the Nile, Egypt would be engulfed by surrounding deserts. This river not only provided fertile lands through annual flooding but also shaped agricultural practices, allowing crops like wheat and flax to thrive. The Nile's geography facilitated irrigation and was integral to the formation of early Egyptian society. Understanding its influence on agriculture, governance, and daily life reveals the complex interplay between environment and civilization in one of history’s greatest cultures.

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The Nile River: Lifeblood of Ancient Egypt and Its Societal Impact

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  1. Chapter 2 section 2 Egypt

  2. What purposes do rivers serve???

  3. Where's Egypt?

  4. Geography: The Nile River (DNWTD) • Without the Nile, Egypt would be swallowed up by deserts that surround it • The desert protected Egypt from invasion, but it also limited where people could settle. • Farmers took advantage of the Nile by planting wheat and flax. Flax is a plant whose fibers were used for clothing. • Flooding produced good land for farmers (silt)

  5. Nile Delta A delta is a triangular shaped landform where the mouth of a river flows into an ocean, sea, desert or lake,

  6. A View of Egypt by Satellite

  7. The Annual Flooding of the Nile

  8. The Fertile Nile Valley

  9. Nile Irrigation-the Shaduf

  10. Ancient Egyptian History

  11. Menes: Unifier of Upper & Lower Egypt c. 3050 B. C. E. ?

  12. Ancient Egyptian Housing Middle Class Homes Peasant Homes

  13. Scenes of Ancient EgyptianDaily Life

  14. Ancient Egypt Government • Ruled by Pharaohs who organized a strong, centralized state. • Egyptians believed the Pharaoh was a god • Owned the land, and had absolute power. • Took pride in preserving justice and order

  15. DNWTD • The Pharaoh depended on a Vizier, or chief minister to supervise the business of the Government. • under the vizier, various bureaus looked after matters like tax collection, farming, and irrigation of the crops. • scribes carried out the vizier's wishes

  16. Egyptian Social Hierarchy

  17. Class structure • Pharaoh • Priest/Nobles • Wealthy Merchants • Artisans • Farmers (peasants) • Slaves

  18. The Egyptians are well known for their pyramids • tombs for eternity • Believed in afterlife, they preserved their dead rulers and provided them with everything they would need in their new lives.

  19. Preparation for the Afterlife

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

  21. DNWTD • Farmers were expected to work for the Pharaoh in the off season • Women-high status- could own property/business/buy and sell goods. They could also go to court to get divorces.

  22. Egyptian form of writing • Used symbols to represent words

  23. Papyrus  Paper Hieratic Scroll Piece Papyrus Plant

  24. Egyptian Math & Draftsmenship What number is this?

  25. Champollion & the Rosetta Stone

  26. Hieroglyphic “Cartouche”

  27. Hieroglyphics “Alphabet” 24 “letters” + 700 phonetic symbols

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