ancient egypt. the nile river the seasons of the nile flooding season planting season harvest season
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Ancient Egypt
The Nile River
The Nile River
The Seasons of the Nile
• Flooding Season
• Planting Season
• Harvest Season
Papyrus Plant
Papyrus Paper
Old Kingdom 2700-2200 BCE
Age of Pyramids
Middle Kingdom 2000-1800 BCE
Period of Reunification
New Kingdom 1600-1100 BCE
Golden Age
Pharaoh KhufuThe Pyramid Builder
The Great Pyramid at Giza
Pharaoh Senusret IPatron of the Arts
The White Chapel
Pharaoh HatshepsutPromoter of Egyptian Trade
Dayr al-Bahri
Obelisk
Pharaoh Ramses IIMilitary Leader
and Master Builder
Abu Simbel
Pharaoh Tutankhamen
CleopatraLast Pharaoh of Egypt
The Social Pyramid
The Social Pyramid
Polytheism
Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
Hieroglyphics
The Rosetta Stone
Embalming
Preparing for the Afterlife
The Weighing of the Heart
The Four Canopic Jars
Sarcophagus
Modern Egypt
Capital: Cairo
Language: Arabic
Religion: Muslim
Cairo Today
The Nile Today
Ramses Still Rules