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Ancient Egyptian Civilization

Kemet- the Black Land. Ancient Egyptian Civilization. Egypt: “Gift of the Nile” … stretched 600 miles long by 14 miles wide. No rain but agricultural prosperity was unmatched. July Inundation receded in October leaving rich, fertile soil. Isolation impacted on psyche-

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Ancient Egyptian Civilization

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  1. Kemet- the Black Land Ancient Egyptian Civilization

  2. Egypt: “Gift of the Nile”…stretched 600 miles long by 14 miles wide No rain but agricultural prosperity was unmatched. July Inundation receded in October leaving rich, fertile soil.

  3. Isolation impacted on psyche- harmony, everything was in balance: “ma’at”

  4. Egyptian motto: “Eat, Drink and be Merry”

  5. Women in ancient Egypt: • Kept anything inherited from their parents • Entitled to one-half the wealth both partners acquired within their marriage • Work at jobs other than a housewife • Own and sell property • Be a witness in a court case or represent themselves in court • Make a will giving their wealth to whomever they wished • Go out in public and be in mixed company with men • Keep their own name • Be supported by their ex-husband after divorce

  6. Like Mesopotamia, religion was the center of Egyptian life. Religious beliefs reflected the importance of nature as a benevolent force

  7. The Hall of Justice: key to an immortal afterlife

  8. The Palette of Narmer, (King Menes) 3100 BC: The Archaic Period

  9. The Old Kingdom, or Age of the Pyramids, 2686-2181 BC

  10. The Rosetta Stone 196 BC Ptolemy V Discovered in 1799 3½ x 2 ½

  11. Jean Francois Champollion • took 13 years to decipher the Rosetta Stone, 1822. • At 5-read French and Latin • At 11-translated Virgil & Horace into french • At 15-mastered Hebrew, Arabic, Aramaic, Syrian, Ethiopian • At 19-learned Persian, Sanskrit, Chinese • At 32, began Rosetta Stone • “Father of Egyptology”

  12. Civil War between Noble families ended the Old Kingdom(Flood pattern of Nile changed- floodwaters fell 12 feet reducing arable land by 40%)

  13. Mentuhotep II>re-established the central government and built a new capital at Thebes>major rebuilding program>drained swamps >restored irrigation systems>built canal to the Red Sea>Repelled the Nubians>trade flourished with the Kush, Syria, Mesopotamia and Crete The Middle Kingdom, 2090-1650 BCE

  14. Thy Hyksos invasions, 1720 BC– led to the 2nd intermediate period • Hyksos invaders introduce the chariot

  15. Ahmose I - founder of the New Kingdom (1570-1070 BC

  16. Queen Hatshepsut, “Restorer of Egypt” (1479 - 1458 BC)

  17. Deir el-Bahri

  18. Thutmose III“The Napoleon of Egypt”(1479-1426 BC)>17 military campaigns during 32 year reign- never lost a battle! >captured 350 cities in Palestine & Syria

  19. Akhenaton 1379-1362 BC Nefertiti

  20. Tutankhamen King Tut’s burial mask. Howard Carter, 1922

  21. Anubis, God of the Dead

  22. Abu Simbel- temple of Ramesses II (Ramesses the Great)

  23. The Battle of Kadesh, 1275BCE

  24. Temple of Horus, Ramses III • Hekla volcano in Iceland??? • Labor strikes • Civil unrest • Series of droughts • Below-normal flooding • Famine • Official corruption • Power grabs by High Priests at Thebes • Invasions by Sea Peoples and Libyan tribesmen

  25. Ptolemy I Cleopatra VII

  26. Any questions?

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