Egyptian CivilizationEgyptian CivilizationWorld History

Impact of GeographyImpact of GeographyNile River

◦Details◦Divides Egypt◦Advantages

Transport Flooding (soil)

◦Sept/Oct◦More predictable

Other geographic advantages◦Barriers to invasion

ReligionReligion

Two groups of gods (Sun and Land)◦Osiris and Isis

Osiris : god of the dead – judged souls◦God of the Nile

Isis : Saved Osiris Both promised life after death

HistoryHistoryBegins when King Menes united the

South and North around 3100 BC and formed the first dynasty

Egyptian Class SystemEgyptian Class SystemPharaoh

◦Royal FamilyGovernment Officials

◦High priests and priestessesMerchants, scribes, and artisansPeasants

◦Largest group

Advances in LearningAdvances in LearningHieroglyphics

◦Symbols or pictures carved in stoneScience and Math

◦Surgeries◦Astronomy◦Calendar

Arts and Literature◦Stone structures◦Folk tales – The Tale of Sinuhe

Building the PyramidsBuilding the Pyramids

The Great Pyramid at Giza (c. 2540)◦The Sphinx◦Symbolized the power of the Kings