ancient egypt. location: most of modern day egypt – along the nile river
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Ancient Egypt
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Location: most of modern day Egypt – along the Nile River
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Political Organization• 3000 BC unification under King Narmer
– first Egyptian dynasty centered at Memphis where Upper and lower Egypt meet.
• pharaoh =– pharaohs had absolute power and owned all land;
however, they were expected to behave morally and were judged on good deeds.
• theocracy = – pharaoh stood at center of religion, government, and army
government run by religious leaders
god-king (son of Horus),
Thutmose III1504-1450 B. C.
E.
Thutmose III1504-1450 B. C.
E.
Tutankhamon1336-1327 B.
C. E.
Tutankhamon1336-1327 B.
C. E.
Ramses II1279-1212 B. C.
E.
Ramses II1279-1212 B. C.
E.
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Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt
Scorpion King or Narmer
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Impact of Geography• Limestone and granite:
– long lasting buildings– long lasting art
• Nile River: – regular flooding = positive view of
life and afterlife– floods = great soil– year round water for irrigation
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Fertile Nile River
Annual Flooding of Nile River
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Impact of Climate• large deserts =
• dry climate =
Nile Irrigation - Shaduf
obstacles to invaders
must irrigate crops
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Religion• polytheistic• Akhenaton forces Egyptians to worship one god (monotheism) temporarily• Pharaoh believed to rule even after death through his/her ka; therefore, tomb more important than earthly palace
belief in many gods
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Osiris Isis Horus Osiris Isis Horus
Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
The Sacred Trinity
God of the Dead[reincarnation of dead]
God of the Dead[transports the dead]
Goddess of Marriage
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Preparations for the Underworld
Preparations for the Underworld
Priests protected your KA, or soul-spirit
Priests protected your KA, or soul-spirit
ANUBIS weighs the dead person’s heart against a feather.
ANUBIS weighs the dead person’s heart against a feather.
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1. Linen 6. Natron2. Sawdust 7. Onion3. Lichen 8. Nile Mud4. Beeswax 9. Linen Pads5. Resin 10. Frankinsense
1. Linen 6. Natron2. Sawdust 7. Onion3. Lichen 8. Nile Mud4. Beeswax 9. Linen Pads5. Resin 10. Frankinsense
Materials used in Mummification**all classes planned for their burials**
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Preparation for Afterlife
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Egyptian MummiesEgyptian Mummies
Seti I1291-1278 B.
C. E.
Seti I1291-1278 B.
C. E.Queen Tiye,
wife of Amenhotep II
1210-1200 B. C. E.
Queen Tiye, wife of
Amenhotep II1210-1200 B. C. E.
Ramses II1279-1212 B.
C. E.
Ramses II1279-1212 B.
C. E.
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Journey to the Underworld
Journey to the Underworld
A boat for the journey is provided for a dead pharaoh
in his tomb.
A boat for the journey is provided for a dead pharaoh
in his tomb.
The dead travel on the “Solar Bark.”The dead travel on the “Solar Bark.”
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Egyptian Book of the Dead
Egyptian Book of the Dead
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The Final JudgementThe Final Judgement
Anubis Horus Osiris Anubis Horus Osiris
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Inventions / Innovations• Hieroglyphics-
– originally pictographs, but eventually pictures represented words as well as sounds
• calendar developed (365 days and 12 months)• Math:
– system of written numbers– basic geometry (to measure floods)
• Science:– Set broken bones– Surgery– checked pulse
one of 3 writing systems developed by the Egyptians for economic, royal, and administrative info.
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Hieroglyphics “Alphabet”Hieroglyphics “Alphabet” 24 “letters” + 700 phonetic
symbols 24 “letters” + 700 phonetic
symbols
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Egyptian Math & Draftsmenship
Egyptian Math & Draftsmenship
11 1010 100100 10001000 10,00010,000 100,000100,000 1,000,0001,000,000
What number is this?
What number is this?
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Architecture• Pyramids – tombs for pharaoh's afterlife• built by peasants when Nile was flooded (not slaves)
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Stepped Pyramid at Saqqara
Stepped Pyramid at Saqqara
“Bent” Pyramid of King Sneferu
“Bent” Pyramid of King Sneferu
Giza Pyramid ComplexGiza Pyramid Complex
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Plan of the Great Pyramid of Khufu
Plan of the Great Pyramid of Khufu
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The Valley of the KingsThe Valley of the Kings
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Champollion & the Rosetta Stone
Champollion & the Rosetta Stone
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Archaeologist, Howard Carter (1922)
Archaeologist, Howard Carter (1922)
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Entrance to King “Tut’s” Tomb
Entrance to King “Tut’s” Tomb
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King Tutankhamon’s Death Mask
King Tutankhamon’s Death Mask
1336-1327 B. C. E.
1336-1327 B. C. E.
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King TutankhamonKing Tutankhamon
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King Tutankhamun’s Tomb
King Tutankhamun’s Tomb
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Treasures From Tut’s Tomb
Treasures From Tut’s Tomb
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The Valley of the Queens
The Valley of the Queens
Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
1473-1458 B. C. E.
1473-1458 B. C. E.
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The Ankh – The “Cross” of LifeThe Ankh – The “Cross” of Life
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QueenNefertitiQueen
Nefertiti
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Abu Simbel:Monument to Ramses II
Abu Simbel:Monument to Ramses II
1279-1213 B. C. E.
1279-1213 B. C. E.
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Papyrus PlantPapyrus Plant
Hieratic Scroll PieceHieratic Scroll Piece
Papyrus a paper-like writing material created from the papyrus plant that grows on the banks of the Nile.
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Other technological inventions Other technological inventions include:include:
- Make-up- Make-up- Toothpaste- Toothpaste- Medicine- Medicine
- Ships- Ships- Ramps, levers, and other - Ramps, levers, and other
engineering items needed to engineering items needed to construct the pyramidsconstruct the pyramids
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Economic System• traded agricultural surplus: wheat barley (from Nile which provided silt)• mining of large mineral deposits of copper which used for bronze tools.
Gold and copper were mined by slaves which greatly enriched the royal treasury.
• had enough economic strength to support massive public works =
Construction projects financed by the government for the benefit and use of its citizens
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Egyptian Society – based on a strict class system
- Hierarchy: a system in which people or things are placed in a series of levels with different importance or status
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Scenes of Ancient EgyptianDaily Life
Scenes of Ancient EgyptianDaily Life
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Ancient Egyptian Housing
Ancient Egyptian HousingMiddle Class
HomesMiddle Class Homes
Peasant Homes
Peasant Homes
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Making Ancient Egyptian Beer
Making Ancient Egyptian Beer
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Making Ancient Egyptian WineMaking Ancient Egyptian Wine
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An Egyptian Woman’s “Must-Haves”
An Egyptian Woman’s “Must-Haves”
PerfumePerfume
WhigsWhigs
MirrorMirror