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Egypt 4.1

Egypt 4.1. Geography of Ancient Egypt. “Hymn To The Nile”.

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Egypt 4.1

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  1. Egypt 4.1

  2. Geography of Ancient Egypt

  3. “Hymn To The Nile” • “Hail O Nile, who comes to give life to the people of Egypt. Created by the sun-god to give life to all who thirst. Who lets the desert drink from streams descending from heaven. Who makes barley and creates wheat so that temples celebrate. When the Nile overflows, offerings are made to you, cattle are {Killed} for you, that your goodness be repaid.”

  4. Nile River • World’s longest river • Flows over 4,000 miles • Passes through Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt • Flooded from July through • October • Provided food and water in • desert • Egypt is called “Gift of the Nile”

  5. Silt • Mixture of tiny bits of soil and rock

  6. Delta • Very fertile, flat land made of silt • Fan-shaped • Located in lower Egypt • North

  7. Lower Egypt • Lower or downstream part of the Nile North

  8. Upper Egypt • Located to the South of Lower Egypt

  9. Irrigation • The watering of land by means of canals or pipes. Ancient Times Modern Day

  10. Egypt 4.2

  11. Land Of The Pharaohs KHAFRE MENES CLEOPATRA TUTANKHAMEN HATSHEPSUT

  12. Menes(King Narmer) • King of Upper Egypt • Overthrew King of Lower Egypt

  13. Unification The joining of separate parts into one.

  14. Pharaoh • Means the Great Palace • Home of the ruler • Old Kingdom about 2686 B.C.-2181 B.C.

  15. Memphis • Egypt’s capital city • Located between Upper and Lower Egypt • Near present day Cairo

  16. Economy • The way its people manage money and resources for the production of goods and services

  17. Hieroglyphics • About 800 picture-signs • Individual signs called (hieroglyphs) • Means (Holy Writings or Sacred Writings)

  18. Scribes • Traveled throughout Egypt to keep records of details great and small. • Drafted letters and marriage contracts • Only boys became scribes (10 years old)

  19. Papyrus • Reed plant that grows along the Nile • Used to make paper

  20. Old Kingdom’s most spectacular monument • 20 year project (100,000 people)

  21. Thebes • Became capital after Memphis • Old Kingdom comes to an end

  22. Egypt 4.3

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