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Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt. One of the first great civilizations. Life in Ancient Egypt. Life centered around the Nile river Yearly floods brought nutrients to the soil The river was a main route of travel. Social Pyramid of Egypt. Pharaoh Upper Class

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Ancient Egypt

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  1. Ancient Egypt One of the first great civilizations

  2. Life in Ancient Egypt • Life centered around the Nile river • Yearly floods brought nutrients to the soil • The river was a main route of travel

  3. Social Pyramid of Egypt • Pharaoh • Upper Class • Royal Family, Government Officials, Army Officers, Priests, Landowners, and Doctors • Middle Class • Merchants, Manufacturers, and Artisans • Lower Class • Unskilled Laborers and Farmers • Slaves and Servants

  4. Egyptian Religion • Polytheism • About 2000 gods & goddesses • Amon-Ra • Osiris • Horis • Death and Funerals • Three souls “ka, ba, and akh” • Embalming • Burial Tombs

  5. Union of Two Crowns • Red Crown • Upper Egypt • White Crown • Lower Egypt • Menes • Overthrew the king of Lower Egypt • Wore a Double Crown • Unification • Joining of separate parts into one whole

  6. Egypt’s Economy • Pharaoh was at the center of the economy • Based upon Agriculture • Pharaoh took taxes on the crops that were grown, and goods that were made • Goods were “bartered” or traded for other needed goods

  7. A System of Writing • Hieroglyphics • Used to keep record • Scribes • Record keepers • Original Accountants • Papyrus • Paper made from plants • Rosetta Stone • Transcribed Hieroglyphics, Greek, and Demotic

  8. Building the Pyramids • Built as tombs for the Pharaohs • Afterlife • Housed everything needed for the Paraoh • Khufu’s pyramid • Total number of blocks • 2,300,000 • One block’s average weight • 2.5 tons • Number of blocks added each day • 285

  9. RICH Children of Pharaoh swam in palace pools Learned their parents trade Spun tops, and played games POOR Swam in canals Worked alongside their parents Little time to play Daily chores Children in Egypt

  10. Credits Websites • http://www2.sptimes.com/Egypt/EgyptCredit.4.3.html • http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml Text • Banks, James A. , Gloria Contreras, Jean Craven, and Gloria Ladson-Billings. World: Adventures in Time and Place. New York: Mc Graw-Hill, 1999.

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