AGENDA 9/9/13

1. Collect Test Repairs - on black rolling cartA. Answer sheets on top of corrections in one pileB. Copies of Test in another pile

2. Vocabulary section 1 (pg 63)3. Short Ppt4. Vocabulary builder

C H A P T E R 3

NILE CIVILIZATIONS

GEOGRAPHY OF EGYPT

• Nile – predictable flooding left rich black silt• Delta – area at mouth of river

• Natural Defenses• Sahara desert – prevented people from invading• Cataracts – rocky patches of Nile river

DRAW THIS GRAPHIC ORG – RECORD ANY KEY EVENTS

Old Kingdom1. Pyramids2. Government3. Decline -

Middle Kingdom4. Leadership5. Trade6. Military – 7. Decline

New Kingdom1.Trade 2. Religion – 3. Decline -

OLD KINGDOM

• Pyramids- tombs for Egyptian rulers• Gov’t – 1. Theocracy

2. Pharaoh - word was “law”; God3. Bureaucracy – highly structured org w/ officials

-vizier, census, irrigation specialists, etc

MIDDLE KINGDOM

• 1. Strong leadership• Prosperous – mainly because of trade (however

unsafe)• Decline – fell after Hyksos invasion of 1650 BCE

NEW KINGDOM

• Hyksos rule• Powerful military• Increased land to create “buffer”• Hatshepsut – only woman pharaoh

• Increased trade• Monotheistic – Aten – “sun god”• Declined – foreign invasions

BELL RINGER 9/11

• Why is the Egyptian kingdom technically a theocracy?

RAMSES THE GREAT

• Ramses II - last of the great Egyptian pharaohs• Ruled for 60 years• Threatened by the Hittites• Came to truce by marrying Hittite princess• Built more monuments/temples than any other pharaoh• No pharaoh admired more

EGYPTIAN RELIGION

• Obelisks – Egyptian temples

• Gods:• Amon-Re – sun god• Anubis – protector of the dead• Osiris, Isis, Horus – Osiris new protector of dead• Mummification – only kings and members of royal

family could be for a time; later opened to everyone

DAILY LIFE

• By yourself: • Read pages 76 “Daily Life” through “Art, Writing and

Science”

• Make the categories:• Social Structure• Home and Family Life• Women and Children• Appearance and Customs

• Write down two to three key pieces of information that appears in this section.• Do NOT write in complete sentences.

AGENDA

• Bell Ringer • Who was the only Egyptian woman pharaoh?• A. Cleopatra• B. Medes• C. Ramses• D. Hatshepsut

• Take out your social structure, home/family life, women and children notes• Go over Vocabulary Builder 1 and 2

SOCIAL STRUCTURE

• Pharaoh and Family

Gov’t officials, priests, scribes, military leaders, dr’s, landowners

Artisans, craftspeople, merchants

Peasant farmers – 90%

HOME AND FAMILY LIFE

• Pharaohs married sisters often (usually polygamous)• Commoners monogamous • Father = head of house• Tiny huts

WOMEN AND CHILDREN

• Egyptian women had more rights than most ancient civs• Priestesses• Create wills• Divorce husbands

• Children – boys learned trades

APPEARANCE

• Shaved heads/wore wigs• Linen and wool clothing• Children = no clothes

LEISURELY ACTIVITIES

• Wrestling• Javelin• dancing• Swam• Fish• Board games

KU S H

NUBIAN KINGDOM

LANDS

• South of Egypt along Nile• Farming difficult (rocky mtns)• Gold, granite, precious stones• Good trade

• Upper Nubia and Lower Nubia

KUSHITE KINGDOM

• Conquered by Egyptians (MK)• Adopted elements of Egyptian Culture

1700 BCE 1550 BCE 1100 BCE

750 BCE

Alliance w/ Hysksos

Egypt conquered

Kush free but weak

Piankhi – Kush leader

PIANKHI

• 750 BCE attacked and conquered Memphis• Controlled all Egypt – united Egypt/Kush• Became pharaoh (25th dynasty)• 2 periods• 1. Napata – 1st capital• 2. Meroe – 2nd capital

KUSHITE CULTURE

• Guardians of Egyptian tradition - odd???• Mummies in pyramids• Hieroglyphics

• Smelting – heating iron ore to create iron.

AGENDA 9/16

• Complete these as one assignment:• Pg 88 Review Key Terms and People (`1-11)• Pg 70 – 1a, 2abc, 4a• Pg 79 – 1b, 2b , 3a, 4a• Pg 85 – 1a, 1c , 2ab , 3ab

• You don’t need to write out the questions

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• Bell Ringer – “What was the Kushite kingdom good for? What couldn’t they do?”

TEST TODAY

• 1. assignments:• Vocabulary• Vocabulary Builders 1-2• Chapter Reviews 1-3• Key terms and people 1-11

• Make sure your name is on all assignments• Create FOUR piles on the black rolling cart• Pick up Chapter 4 Assignment sheet on my desk

2. Clear your desk3. Do not write on the test, just the answer sheet4. When you’re done with your test, begin on your vocabulary for the chapter (cornell style)

DECLINE

• 670 BCE• Assyrians attacked

• Why might the Assyrians be better equipped for battle?