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Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt. Geography of Egypt. Geography of Egypt: Quick Facts. Partner Discussion Question. After looking at the three previous maps about Egypt, what guesses could you make about their climate, society, and government?. Gifts of the Nile. Annual Flooding Kemet (Black Land):

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Ancient Egypt

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  1. Ancient Egypt

  2. Geography of Egypt

  3. Geography of Egypt: Quick Facts

  4. Partner Discussion Question • After looking at the three previous maps about Egypt, what guesses could you make about their climate, society, and government?

  5. Gifts of the Nile • Annual Flooding • Kemet (Black Land): • 3 Seasons determined by the Nile: • Inundation • Receding Waters • Drought • Governments role • Control Flooding HOW???

  6. Land Value: $ • Closer to river • If the land had to be irrigated… • Taxes $

  7. Uniting Egypt • Pre-Unification: • By 4000 BC Egypt • Lower Egypt • Upper Egypt • Old Kingdom: • Around 3000 BC Narmer/Menes • Narmer/Menes capital • Narmer/Menes first Dynasty

  8. Review Question • What do you call a government in where the government is ruled politically by a religious leader who claims to be either a god or interpreting the will of the gods?

  9. The Old Kingdom (2700 BC-2181 BC): Age of Pyramids • The Egyptian Monarchy: • Theocracy • Egyptians kings VIEWED AS???? • Government Setup: • Bureaucracy • Vizier WHO WAS THIS??? • Provinces and Governors Why setup a bureaucracy?

  10. Pyramids

  11. King Djoser: • Step Pyramid • King Snefru: • First Pyramid • King Khufu (Cheops) • Pyramids at Giza • King Khafre: • Great Sphinx

  12. Partner Discussion Question • What is the difference in the way in which the Egyptians used the Pyramids compared to the way in which the Mesopotamians used the Ziggurat?

  13. The Middle Kingdom (2050-1652 BC)- Age of Nobles • The Old Kingdom was… • Known as a Golden Age: WHY? -6 Reasons:

  14. End of the Middle Kingdom -1652 BC • Hyksos are from… • Used their… • Ruled Egypt for…

  15. The New Kingdom (1567-1085 BC) -Age of Empire Age of Great Pharaohs: Pharaoh:

  16. Hatshepsut: (1480 BC) -Facts: Thutmose III -Facts:

  17. Queen Hapshepsut’s Temple

  18. Amenhotep • Changes his name to… • Why? • Tried to make all of Egypt… • Problems with all the change: • New Pharaoh… • Ramses II-the Great • Was one of the 1st if not • the 1st to use… • 2. Ruled for … • 3. After his death Egypt began to decline. WHY?

  19. Levels of Egyptian Society • Upper Class consists of… • Facts: 2. Middle Class consists of… 1. Facts: 3. Lower class consists of… 1. Facts:

  20. List a similarity and difference between Mesopotamia’s social structure with that of Egypt

  21. Egyptian Society Status of Women Most privileges were left to upper/middle class

  22. Egyptian Family • Usually lived in… • Marriages were… • Girls married at… • Boys married at… • Purpose of marriage was… • Monogamy was the…

  23. Egyptian Religion Polytheistic Gods and Goddesses were.. Believed in….

  24. Horus Anubis Osiris MA'AT Set Isis RA Sobek

  25. Hieroglyphics • Earliest… • Picture symbols… • Didn’t use… • Used… • Very few people… • The meaning of… • Napoleon's men found the Rosetta Stone in 1799, but… How?

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