Ancient EgyptThe Rulers of Egypt

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Egyptian KingshipO Pharaoh- Title used by the Egyptian

King.O Egypt had 31 Dynasties (Ruling

Families) from 3100 B.C. until it was conquered in 332 B.C.

O Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom (Major time periods)

O One of the most stable civilizations in Ancient times.

Topic: Egyptian kingshipEQ: How was Egypt ruled?

White Crown: Upper Egypt

Red Crown: Lower Egypt

King Menes (Namar)O First dynasty started with King

Menes.O United Upper and Lower Egypt into

one kingdom.O King Menes combined the two

crowns to represent the unification.

Absolute PowerO Pharaoh of Egypt had complete

control over his people.O Sometimes would turn to advisors for

help with decisions.O Whatever Pharaoh decided became

law!O The king was also believe to be a

god! STOP! Summarize your Cornell notes and interact with them!

Old Kingdom (2686-2181 B.C.)O Peaceful time when Egypt traded

with Nubia.O Major trade good during this time

was timber (wood).O Toward the end of the Old Kingdom,

governors in Egypt challenged the rule of the king and Egypt became weak.

New page of Cornell Notes – page 81 Topic: Egyptian kingdomsEQ: What was important about each of the kingdoms?

Middle Kingdom (1991-1786 B.C.)

O Early rulers restored unity in the kingdom.

O Pharaohs spent the nation’s wealth on public works (buildings and irrigation systems) instead of wars.

O Wealth of Egypt attracted foreign invaders toward the end of the Middle Kingdom.

New Kingdom (1567-1085 B.C.)

O Young princes of Egypt drove out the foreign invaders which marks the beginning of the New Kingdom.

O Unlike Middle Kingdom, public wealth was put toward armies.

O King Tutankhamen(Tut) famous during this time. Made king when just a child and died around the age of 18.

Fall of Ancient EgyptO New Kingdom ended in 332 B.C.O Egypt defeated by the famous

conqueror Alexander the Great.

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Unification and Pharaoh’s

• They chose a powerful leader to lead both the government and religion (theocracy – government by religious leaders).

• The people were very loyal to the pharaoh because they believed he was wise and that he would keep the kingdoms unified.

• Bureaucrats (government workers) carried out orders for the pharaoh.

• The pharaoh was in control of all of the land.

• The Egyptian people believed that the pharaoh was a son of Re (Ray) the Sun God.

Topic: Pharaoh’s of EgyptEQ: What made pharaoh’s unique?

Types of religionO Religions can be classified as

one of these ideas based of the number of gods involved.

O polytheism – worship of many gods (polytheistic)

O monotheism – worship of one god (monotheistic)

Queen Hatshepsut (p 125)O First Queen of Egypt.

O Came to power when her pharaoh husband died

O Became regent (ruled in someone's place) for her younger nephew who was too young to rule.

O Gained a lot of wealth for Egypt encouraging trade.

O Her son, Thutmose, tried forcing her off the throne, but she refused.

O After she died, Thutmose took over and destroyed every statue of Hatshepsut.

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• Amenhotep tried to take Egypt’s religion from polytheistic to monotheistic because he felt the priests had grown too rich and powerful.

• He made Aton (The Sun God) the only god in Egypt.

• He changed his name to Akhenaton which means “Spirit of Aton” and created a new capital of Egypt called Akhenaton.

• Egyptians did not like the new policies and Egypt lost a lot a lot of land during his reign.

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Topic: Pharaoh’s of EgyptEQ: What made pharaoh’s unique?

Amenhotep IV (p 125)

King Tut (p125-126)

• Became pharaoh at age 10 after his Uncle Akhenaton died.

• He restored polytheism to Egypt.• He is the most famous of the

pharaohs because his tomb was discovered in 1922 and had many treasures because it had never been robbed. STOP! If you have not

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EQ: What made up Egyptian religion?

Topic: Egyptian

Religion

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Amon-Re • The chief god

who protected the rich and the poor.

• Egyptians believed that he was born every morning with the Sun in the east and died every evening with the setting sun in the west.

Creation story

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/gods/story/main.html

After life• Egyptians believe in

life after death.• To the left, Anubis is

making a Pharaoh a mummy.

• Anubis is the god of the dead and

Egyptians believed he invented

mummification.

Mummy!

• Soul would leave mummy, but return for food offerings.

• Making a mummy took two to three months!

• Body was filled with salt and then wrapped in linen. Also, organs were stored in jars!

Journey to the Afterlife• Ancient Egyptians

believed that spirits of the dead made their way to the afterlife in heavenly boats.

• If they lived a good life being kinds to others, they would spend their afterlife with the God Osiris and live in peace and luxury.

• The dead were buried with their possessions because they believed they take everything with them.

THE PYRAMIDS• Most pyramids were built during the Old

Kingdom.

• The Great Pyramid in Giza was made up of over 2 million stones, which all weighed around 5,000 pounds!

• Pyramids usually took around 20 years to make because each stone had to be hauled into place on the Pyramid.

• Building Pyramids was dangerous! Every year men would die from falling blocks ouch! All of this was done for the Pharaoh.

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