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Egypt

Egypt. Cities: “The Gift of the Nile”. Cities formed around the Nile River Valley Yearly floods Silt = fine soil found in rivers Irrigation = supplying land with water from a river using network of canals Shaduf = bucket w/ a counterweight used to transfer water into irrigation ditches.

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Egypt

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  1. Egypt

  2. Cities:“The Gift of the Nile” • Cities formed around the Nile River Valley • Yearly floods • Silt = fine soil found in rivers • Irrigation = supplying land with water from a river using network of canals • Shaduf= bucket w/ a counterweight used to transfer water into irrigation ditches

  3. Central Government: Pharaohs

  4. Writing:Hieroglyphics • Hieroglyphics = picture-like symbols that stand for ideas, things, or sounds. • Papyrus = an early form of paper made from a reed found in the marshy areas of the Nile delta.

  5. Social Classes:Egyptian Social Pyramid • Pharaohs = absolute power • Vizier = 2nd in command; “Alfred” of Egypt • Priests = religious leaders • Nobles = family connections; “Kardashians” of Egypt • Scribes = writers for gov’t • Peasants = farmers; majority of population; “sharecroppers” • Slaves = lowest spot; can sell self into or buy out of slavery Pharaoh Vizier Priests Nobles Scribes Peasants Slaves

  6. Job Specialization:Priests

  7. Technology:The Great Pyramids of Giza • Pyramids = a huge building with four sloping triangle-shaped sides; built as royal tombs

  8. Organized Religion:Mummification

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