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FrontPage: Why do you think the Egyptian pyramids were built?
The Last Word: No Homework
It's incredible, really. It features a central spire and an encircling picket-fence that's been reinforced by horizontal rails, and is strung together by a series of radially oriented guy wires. The structure measures less than 2 cm across. And here's the real kicker: nobody knows what made it.
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Kingdoms of Ancient Africa
Egyptians, Kush and Axum
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The Egyptians - History The earliest civilization in Africa
History People settle next to the Nile
between 10 - 7000BC Upper (south, upriver) and Lower
(north, downriver) Egypt develop
Egyptian civilization begins around 3000BC when Menes unites Upper and Lower Egypt
End of ancient Egypt occurs with Roman conquest after death of Cleopatra in 27BC.
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The Egyptians – Daily life The Nile – life centered on the yearly
flooding of this river Cycle of Inundation, Emergence,
and Drought While flood occurred, farmers helped to
construct pharaoh’s building projects After waters recede, farmers plant and
harvest crops **Good flood and harvest = stability
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The Egyptians – Government and Society
Ruled by the Pharaoh – owned all the land, issued and collected taxes Was considered a
god, then a representative of god
Society structured according to classes Viziers, governors,
scribes, artisans, farmers/laborers, slaves
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The Egyptians - Religion Polytheistic –
worshipped and believed in many gods
Amon Re, the Sun God, was most important Many other gods▪ Osiris, god of the
underworld.
Belief in afterlife - Elaborate burial rituals included pyramids
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The Hall of Ma’atEgyptian belief in how the dead would be judged.
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Hieroglyphics “Sacred writing”; Picture form
of writing developed by the Egyptians May have been the first form of
writing (ca. 3200BC) Over 2000 characters;
ignored or omitted vowels Pronunciation was key
Often written on the walls of temples or on papyrus Cartouche – a “name tag”,
believed to protect the name of the pharaoh
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Ancient Egypt
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Nile River Valley: Land of Plenty
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Creation Myths and Life After Death
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Hieroglyphics
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Pyramids of Egypt
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The Kingdom of Kush South of Egypt
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The Kingdom of Kush, Part 1
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The Kingdom of Kush, Part 2
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The Kingdom of Axum
South of Kush
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The Kingdom of Axum