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Ancient Egypt. NOTES 2. Review. Geography ___________ – very rich soil Daily Life Most people were __________,___________, or ___________ Writing system Wrote on tomb walls and papyrus rolls using ____________ __________ Stone was the key to _____hieroglyphics. Religion.
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Ancient Egypt NOTES 2
Review • Geography • ___________ – very rich soil • Daily Life • Most people were __________,___________, or ___________ • Writing system • Wrote on tomb walls and papyrus rolls using ____________ • __________ Stone was the key to _____hieroglyphics
Religion • Egyptians were ___________ • Each god or goddess were known for their own specialties • There are as many as _______gods and goddess's
Religion • Sun gods • Ra • _____ _________ • ______________ • New Kingdom • Land gods (__________) • _________ • __________ • Middle Kingdom MORE
Religion • When you died, you were ____________ • Early ancient Egyptians would bury their dead in sand pits, ____________________from the natural dehydration • Started to _____________________to protect from wild animals, but bodies would decay • Thus creating the process of mummification
Government • The _________ was the most important person in Ancient Egypt • __________ and __________leader of Egypt
Government • As 'Lord of the Two Lands‘ (______ and _______Egypt) the pharaoh owned all of the land, made laws, collected taxes, and defended Egypt against foreigners. • As ____________of Every Temple', the pharaoh represented the gods on Earth. He performed rituals and built temples to honor the gods.
Old Kingdom • 2650-2150 BC (Collapsed due to famine and lost of government confidence) • _______________ • Preserve bodies for the afterlife • Pharaohs • Divine selection • ________ (3rd) ________, ________ & ________ (4th) • First pyramids constructed • Step pyramids of Saqqara • Great pyramid of _______
Middle Kingdom • 2040-1640 BC • 11th Dynasty- 14th Dynasty • Rule extended from ________ to __________ • Considered the “Golden Age” • ____________ II ruled from Thebes in Upper Egypt. • Hyksos move the __________ to the Nile Delta • Introduction of ____________
New Kingdom • 1540-1070 BC • __________ Leader • _________- first ______ ruler in history • Akhenaten- first _____________ • ___________- tomb discovered in 1922 • __________- the mightiest and most __________
Greco-Roman Period • Assyrian ruled from 664-653 BC • Nectanebo II- last Egyptian king • Alexander inherits the throne and founded Alexandria • General Ptolemy • Welcomed immigrants • Encouraged Greek-speaking aristocracy • Built the first lighthouse • Embraced the culture of brother-sister marriage • Opened the cities up to become more Hellenistic
Egyptian Culture Weakened • Cleopatra ruled 51-30 BC • Lived with eastern Roman ruler Mark Anthony • Overtaken by western Roman ruler, Octavian (nephew of Julius Caesar) • 27 BC- Octavian took the title of Augustus and became first Roman Emperor