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Ancient Egypt

  • geography

Egyptian life is centered around the Nile River

water for drinking, for irrigating, for bathing,

and for transportation

  • every July it floods
  • every October it leaves behind rich soil
  • the delta is a broad, marshy triangular area of fertile silt
  • managing the river required technological

breakthroughs in irrigation

pyramids

the Great Sphinx of Giza

built 2555 - 2532BC

a recumbent lion

with a human's head

oldest monumental

statue in the world

daily life

slaves/servants helped the wealthy

with household and childraising duties

raised wheat, barley, lentils, onions - benefitted from irrigation of the Nile

artisans would carve statues and reliefs

showing military battles and scenes in the afterlife

money/barter system was used -

merchants might accept bags of grain for payment -

later, coinage came about

scribes kept records, told stories, wrote poetry

described anatomy and medical treatments

they wrote in hieroglyphs and in hieratic

soldiers used wooden weapons (bow&arrows, spears) w/ bronze tips and might ride chariots

upper class, known as the "white kilt class" -

priests, physicians, engineers

religious and political leader

Pharaohs

The political and religious leader of the Egyptian people,

holding the titles: 'Lord of the Two Lands'

and 'High Priest of Every Temple'.

As 'Lord of the Two Lands' the pharaoh was

the ruler of Upper and Lower Egypt.

He owned all land, made laws, collected taxes,

& defended Egypt against foreigners

Hatshepsut was a woman

who served as pharaoh

Cleopatra VII also served as pharaoh,

but much later (51 - 30 BC)

more on her when we study Greece

Goddesses

& Gods

over 2000 gods & goddesses

they "controlled" the lives of humans

... and now, a word ... or several words ... actually, many, many words from John Green.

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