Ancient Egypt World Cultures 7. What is culture? System of beliefs, knowledge, institutions,...

Ancient EgyptAncient EgyptWorld Cultures 7

What is culture?What is culture?System of beliefs, knowledge, institutions, customs/traditions, languages and skills shared by a group of people.

Why do we need culture?Why do we need culture?We learn about relationships,

why we do things the way we do, how we do things, patterns, structures, and how to function as part of a group.

What does culture do?What does culture do?

We develop social institutions ◦government, ◦economy, ◦education, ◦religion, ◦family

to structure society, influence behavior and respond to human needs.

Huh?Huh?Society tells us:

◦WHO we are◦WHAT we should do◦HOW we should do it◦WHEN we should do it

What is the big picture?What is the big picture?By learning about culture we

understand more about who we are and where we’ve gotten our ideas…

Ancient EgyptAncient EgyptWhere is Egypt, anyway?

Basic Information…Basic Information…Oldest civilizationsNorth AfricaKnown for:

◦Papyrus◦Hieroglyphics◦Sphinx◦Pyramids◦Valley of the Kings

HieroglyphsHieroglyphs

symbols used for writing

HieroglyphsHieroglyphs

Rosetta Stone◦3 languages

Egyptian Hieroglyphs Demotic Greek

◦reason we can translate ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs

◦same message as written in all 3 languages

HieroglyphsHieroglyphs

HieroglyphsHieroglyphs

ArtArtArt had a purpose!

◦Reflect religion immortality of gods/goddesses life after death

◦Knowledge from the past

ArtArtpainting, sculpture, crafts, and

architecture5000 B.C.E. to around 300 B.C.E.

ArtArtmost of the art came from tombs

and monuments◦Pyramids tombs◦Valley of the Kings tombs

ArtArtMany of the works depict

religious aspects of the Egyptians◦gods◦goddesses◦pharoahs

ArtArtClear and simple linesSimple shapesFlat areas of color

All 3 created a sense of order and balance in Egyptian art