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EGYPT - ANCIENT EGYPT VIDEO — HISTORY.COM
SSWH1 The student will analyze the origins, structure, and interactions of complex societies in the ancient Eastern Mediterranean from 3500 BCE – 500 BCE
B. Describe the relationship of religion and political authority in Ancient Egypt.
E. Explain the development and importance of writing; include cuneiform, hieroglyphics, and the Phoenician alphabet.
EGYPTIAN GEOGRAPHY
Nile River – longest river in world. Relied on annual flooding to grow crops = Ancient Calendar
Nile Delta- fertile triangular shaped land located near Mediterranean sea.
Deserts- The Sahara (world’s largest) and Western Deserts
EGYPTIAN LIFE
Pharaoh
Priests, government
officials, army commanders
Merchants, artisans
Slaves
PHARAOHS
God-kings Theocracy –
government is based on religious authority
Ancient Egypt Video — History.com
MUMMIFICATION – EMBALMING AND DRYING THE CORPSE TO PREVENT IF FROM DECAYING ANCIENT EGYPT VIDEO — HISTORY.COM
Belief in afterlife Mummification
RELIGION
Polytheistic Ra – sun god Osiris – god of the
dead Horus – pharaoh Amun – god of
creation
Akhenaten (1364-1347 BCE) – monotheism w/ Ra as only god
WRITING
Hieroglyphics: Egyptian pictograph writing Scribe: person who wrote things down Papyrus: plant used to make paper-like material
GOVERNMENT
Unified kingdom from 3000 BCE to 2180 BCE – Old Kingdom (most pyramids built during this time)
2040 BCE – 1640 BCE Middle Kingdom
1570 BCE – 1075 BCE New Kingdom Controlled by
outsiders – Kush, Assyrians