1.The Egyptians of the Nile River Valley Mr. Gibbs Winter 2007

2. What 2 Factors made the Nile River Valley Different from the Tigris/Euphrates

1.) Protected by surrounding Deserts

2.) Predictable in its flooding

3. King Menes

Unified Egypt in 3200 BC

Civil wars between dynasty and other noble families

Hyksos Asian Civilization that moved through the ME and conquered a weakened Egypt

Regained control after 150 yrs expanded beyond the Nile The New Kingdom

4. 5. Daily life in Ancient Egypt

Pharaoh

Life was organized for the sole purpose of serving the pharaoh both in life and after death

6. Peasants

Farmed the land to supply bread and cotton for the pharaohs cabinet, priests and soldiers

7. 8. Soldiers

Conquered Territory in order to bring back booty, slaves and new luxuries

9. 10. Scribes

Created Hieroglyphics (a form of picture writing)

Record the goods stored in warehouses

Write about Religion

11. 12. 13. Artisans

Skilled workers

Build temples

Statues

Pyramids

14. Pyramids

Tombs for the pharaohs

Belief in the afterlife and that the pharaoh was able to bring all of his worldly possessions with him

Pyramids were filled with all expensive treasures

Required great engineering and mathematic skills

15. 16. 17. 18. Used to measure land flooded by the Nile 19. Other Aspects of Egyptian Life

Physicians performed surgery

Slavery was legal

Controlled Trade throughout the Mediterranean