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Ancient EgyptMonday, September 8, 2014, Tuesday, September 9, 2014, and Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Vocabulary Terms
1. Cataract2. Irrigation3. Delta4. Pharaoh5. Mummy6. Pyramid7. Hieroglyphics8. Papyrus9. Sphinx10.Obelisk11.Import12.Export
Geography and Ancient
Egypt• Location and Place• Mostly desert
(Sahara)• Longest river in the
world (Nile) spills into the Mediterranean Sea (Only river in the world that travels south to north)
• Two Regions – Northern Region (Lower Egypt) and Southern Region (Upper Egypt)
Flooding
• Nile flooding was more predictable than the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
• Left behind silt (nutrients for the crops)
• Egyptians looked forward to the Nile’s flooding because it enabled them to grow their food
Kings and Empires of Egypt
3,100BCMenes took
Upper Egypt &
united both Upper/Lowe
r
2,700-2,200BCOld KingdomKing Khufu
Menes – first pharaoh
Eg
yp
tian
Relig
ion
• Polytheistic - more than one god• Notable gods/goddesses• Re – Sun god• Anubis – god of the dead• Osiris – god of the underworld• Isis – goddess of magic• Horus – god of the pharaohs• Hapi – god of the Nile• Pharaoh
• Embalming and Mummification for the afterlife
• Pyramids
Middle Kingdom
• 2050-1750BC• Known as a time of chaos• Egypt was conquered by the
Hyksos• Ahmose finally drove the
Hyksos out of Egypt
New Kingdom
• 1550-1050BC• The height of Egypt’s power and glory• Conquered the Hyksos• Conquered Syria• Conquered Kush
People to Know Create a flashcard
for each person
On the front write their name
On the back of the flashcard list their important
accomplishments
1. Queen Hatshepsut
2. Ramses the Great
3. Thutmose II4. Thutmose III5. King
Tutankhamen6. Queen
Shanakhdakheto
7. King Ezana
Hieroglyphics Project