2.2 Early Egypt
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Early EgyptEarly Egypt
Early Egypt • United into single kingdom (no c/s)• Unity, stability, cultural continuity for 3000 yrs (desert)• Learned farming from MesoGeography (Nile)• Flooded/receded like T/E-but predictable• Unified Egypt• Worshiped as a god
Differences from Mesopotamia
1. Nile floods were predictable-T/E not
2. Desert and Red Sea led to isolation (natural barriers)
3. Pyramids-burial not govt (not Ziggurat)
4. Less formal class structure
Advancements:
1. Developed early paper by making papyrus from reeds
2. Used geometry and advanced math for surveying and in construction
3. Developed an accurate calendar. Good within 6 hours per year. 12 months of 30 days each
4. Most advanced medicine at the time
So what’s the big deal with the Rosetta Stone?
Well, it had three different types of writing on it.
Hieroglyphs
Demotic
Greek
Hieroglyphs
Demotic
Greek