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Geography, Kingship, and Religion in Egypt and
Mesopotamia
The History of Western Civilization to 1500 Prof. Dr. George S. Vascik
GEOGRAPHY
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The Nile
• Identity – KMT (Black Land)
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Floodplain profile
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The Nile • Identity
– KMT (Black Land) • Agricultural bounty
– Flood patterns – Agricultural bounty – “breadbasket” of Antiquity
• Political unity – Ease of transportation – Ca. 3200, Upper and Lower
Egypt united under one dynasty
– Menes/Narmer
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Geography
• Mesopotamia - the land between the Tigris and the Euphrates – Unlike the Nile, the Tigris and the Euphrates
were turbulent, irregular, dangerous rivers • Floodplain profile
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Floodplain profile
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Geography
• Mesopotamia - the land between the Tigris and the Euphrates – Unlike the Nile, the Tigris and the Euphrates
were turbulent, irregular, dangerous rivers • Floodplain profile
– Cities are isolated – Growth of independent, warring city states
• Mental state of Mesopotamian civilization
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Kingship
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Egyptian kingship • Per-aa
– Pharaoh – “Great House”
• Semi-divine – “god in creation” – “Living Horus”
• Responsible for human society to the gods – Maat
• War leader Vascik
Mesopotamian kingship • Each city/state was
ruled by a king – Chief priest – War leader – Judge
• King’s job was to intercede with the gods and maintain order
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Hammurabi
• King of Babylon • Ruled 1792-1750 BC • Goals
– Bring all Mesopotamia under his control
– Impose Babylonian culture and laws on his conquests
• Law code
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Hammurabi’s Code • How we know of it
– Depiction – The stele as item and symbol
of conquest • What we know from it
– Detailed description of Mesopotamian society
– What mattered – Social class and gender
relations – Nobles and slaves – Evolution of property rights
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Religion
Egyptian religion • Egyptian religion
– Pantheon – Isis and Osiris
• Egyptian conception of the soul – Ba and ka souls
• Egyptian mortuary customs – Mummification – Daily life
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