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Early Egypt

Early Egypt. Kemet. This is what the original inhabitants called their country Kemet was the black fertile land The desert was called the Red Land. Giver and Taker of Life . Read pages 107-108 Define Desertification Delta Silt How did the Nile help the ancient Egyptians?. Unification.

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Early Egypt

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  1. Early Egypt

  2. Kemet • This is what the original inhabitants called their country • Kemet was the black fertile land • The desert was called the Red Land

  3. Giver and Taker of Life • Read pages 107-108 • Define • Desertification • Delta • Silt • How did the Nile help the ancient Egyptians?

  4. Unification • This would mark the first time we see an organized government representing one group of people • King Narmer may of united Egypt

  5. Religion • They used Gods to help explain all the natural events they saw around them • The Ancient Egyptians believed the pharaoh was a God on earth • Ancient Egyptians built pyramids because they believed it was a machine to take the Pharaoh and the other Egyptians to the afterlife. • The religion controlled education, the structure of society, technological advances, and the system of government.

  6. Source of Innovation • What are 2 innovations of the Ancient Egyptians? Pgs. 109 & 110

  7. Writing system • Their writing system was called hieroglyphics • They wrote on papyrus

  8. Ra Re- Sun God( represent circle of life)

  9. Osiris Annubis • Osiris taught the people how to farm • Annubis- god of mummification

  10. Isis • Horus • Horus son of Osiris, he controlled the sky • Pharaoh was believe to be Horus on earth • Isis - wife of Osiris

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