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Land of the Pharaohs

Land of the Pharaohs. Unification of two crowns Life in the Old Kingdom A writing system Building the pyramids. Red. White. Unity???. +. =. Upper and Lower kingdoms Menes: 3100 B.C. conquered Lower Egypt double crown Unification A pharaoh is born

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Land of the Pharaohs

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  1. Land of the Pharaohs • Unification of two crowns • Life in the Old Kingdom • A writing system • Building the pyramids

  2. Red White Unity??? + = • Upper and Lower kingdoms • Menes: 3100 B.C. conquered Lower Egypt double crown • Unification • A pharaoh is born • Beginning of the Old Kingdom

  3. Old King cole...dom • Memphis • Pharaoh as a god • Economy • What is it? • Egypt’s economy • No cash $$$$

  4. Doing things the write way • Why need a form of writing? • Hieroglyphics • Scribes • Paper = papryus • Rosetta Stone

  5. Hieroglypics

  6. The Rosetta Stone

  7. Go Big to go Home • Pyramids - why?? • Khufu • The Great Pyramid • Change in landscape

  8. What's the Big Idea??? • Upper + Lower Egypt united = HUGE government • Pharaoh was the head honcho of government, economy, AND religion • Hieroglyphics helped keep track of things and improved communication • Pyramids were built for a purpose, but strained the economy and the people

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