Ancient Egypt Essay presentationBy: Najla Al-Kuwari

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Located:

*Egypt is located on the continent of Africa.

*The climate in ancient Egypt is very hot and dry.

* The Nile River flows north into the Mediterranean Sea.

*The ancient Egyptians farmed the land near the

Nile River.

Dynasties

The civilization started in 2600 B.C and ended at

332 B.C, this civilization lived for 26-30 Dynasties about 600 years,

which is a long time.

Religion Ancient Egyptians take

their religion very seriously The ancient Egyptians had

a variety of gods, more than 700 of them.

Isis plays a big role in their life.

They believed in magic spells and poisons

Religion that was passed by

tradition. The civilization was ruled by

their religious believes. The religion in ancient Egypt is called polytheistic which means

many gods One of the most famous

religious beliefs is afterlife.

Social Classes

There society was divided into five different classes.

On top of the pyramid are the pharaoh and the royal family.

The last class contained; dancers, servants, peasants, but the most category of the last class are the slaves. Mostly in the lower class are the farmers or slaves, and most usually they are foreign captives of wars.

Most definitely there were more poor than rich.

JobsScribe

Noblemen

Farmer

Priest

Craftsman

Servants

Government workers

Fishing

How did the civilization fall down?

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