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Egypt - Ancient Egypt Video — History.com

Egypt - Ancient Egypt Video — History.com. SSWH1 The student will analyze the origins, structure, and interactions of complex societies in the ancient Eastern Mediterranean from 3500 BCE – 500 BCE B. Describe the relationship of religion and political authority in Ancient Egypt.

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Egypt - Ancient Egypt Video — History.com

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  1. Egypt - Ancient Egypt Video — History.com SSWH1 The student will analyze the origins, structure, and interactions of complex societies in the ancient Eastern Mediterranean from 3500 BCE – 500 BCE B. Describe the relationship of religion and political authority in Ancient Egypt. E. Explain the development and importance of writing; include cuneiform, hieroglyphics, and the Phoenician alphabet.

  2. Egyptian Geography Nile River – longest river in world. Relied on annual flooding to grow crops = Ancient Calendar Nile Delta- fertile triangular shaped land located near Mediterranean sea. Deserts- The Sahara (world’s largest) and Western Deserts

  3. Egyptian Life

  4. Pharaohs • God-kings • Theocracy – government is based on religious authority • Ancient Egypt Video — History.com

  5. Mummification – Embalming and drying the corpse to prevent if from decaying Ancient Egypt Video — History.com • Belief in afterlife Mummification

  6. Religion • Polytheistic • Ra – sun god • Osiris – god of the dead • Horus – pharaoh • Amun – god of creation • Akhenaten (1364-1347 BCE) – monotheism w/ Ra as only god

  7. Writing • Hieroglyphics: Egyptian pictograph writing • Scribe: person who wrote things down • Papyrus: plant used to make paper-like material

  8. Government • Unified kingdom from 3000 BCE to 2180 BCE – Old Kingdom (most pyramids built during this time) • 2040 BCE – 1640 BCE Middle Kingdom • 1570 BCE – 1075 BCE New Kingdom • Controlled by outsiders – Kush, Assyrians

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