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Chapter 2 section 2. Egypt. What purposes do rivers serve???. Where's Egypt?. Geography: The Nile River (DNWTD). Without the Nile, Egypt would be swallowed up by deserts that surround it The desert protected Egypt from invasion, but it also limited where people could settle. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Chapter 2 section 2
Egypt
What purposes do rivers serve???
Geography: The Nile River (DNWTD)
Without the Nile, Egypt would be swallowed up by deserts that surround it
The desert protected Egypt from invasion, but it also limited where people could settle.
Farmers took advantage of the Nile by planting wheat and flax. Flax is a plant whose fibers were used for clothing.
Flooding produced good land for farmers (silt)
Nile Delta
A delta is a triangular shaped landform where the mouth of a river flows into an ocean, sea, desert or lake,
A View of Egypt by Satellite
A View of Egypt by Satellite
The Annual Flooding of the Nile
The Annual Flooding of the Nile
The Fertile Nile Valley
The Fertile Nile Valley
Nile Irrigation-the Shaduf
Nile Irrigation-the Shaduf
Ancient Egyptian History
Ancient Egyptian HistoryPeriods Time Frame
Nile Culture Begins 3900 B. C. E.
Archaic 3100 – 2650 B. C. E.
Old Kingdom 2650 – 2134 B. C. E.
Middle Kingdom 2040 – 1640 B. C. E.
New Kingdom 1550 – 1070 B. C. E.
Late Period 750 – 332 B. C. E.
Greek Ptolemaic Era
332 – 30 B. C. E.
Roman Period 30 B. C. E. – 395 C. E.
Menes: Unifier of Upper & Lower Egypt
Menes: Unifier of Upper & Lower Egypt
c. 3050 B. C. E. ?
c. 3050 B. C. E. ?
Ancient Egyptian Housing
Ancient Egyptian HousingMiddle Class
HomesMiddle Class Homes
Peasant Homes
Peasant Homes
Scenes of Ancient EgyptianDaily Life
Scenes of Ancient EgyptianDaily Life
Ancient Egypt Government
– Ruled by Pharaohs who organized a strong, centralized state.
– Egyptians believed the Pharaoh was a god – Owned the land, and had absolute power. – Took pride in preserving justice and order
DNWTD
The Pharaoh depended on a Vizier, or chief minister to supervise the business of the Government.
under the vizier, various bureaus looked after matters like tax collection, farming, and irrigation of the crops.
scribes carried out the vizier's wishes
Egyptian Social Hierarchy
Egyptian Social Hierarchy
Class structure
Pharaoh Priest/Nobles Wealthy Merchants Artisans Farmers (peasants) Slaves
The Egyptians are well known for their pyramids
tombs for eternity Believed in afterlife, they preserved
their dead rulers and provided them with everything they would need in their new lives.
Preparation for the Afterlife
Preparation for the Afterlife
Egyptian MummiesEgyptian Mummies
Seti I1291-1278 B.
C. E.
Seti I1291-1278 B.
C. E.
Queen Tiye, wife of
Amenhotep II1210-1200 B. C. E.
Queen Tiye, wife of
Amenhotep II1210-1200 B. C. E.
Ramses II1279-1212 B.
C. E.
Ramses II1279-1212 B.
C. E.
DNWTD
Farmers were expected to work for the Pharaoh in the off season
Women-high status- could own property/business/buy and sell goods. They could also go to court to get divorces.
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Egyptian form of writing Used symbols
to represent words
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Papyrus PaperPapyrus Paper
Papyrus PlantPapyrus Plant
Hieratic Scroll Piece
Hieratic Scroll Piece
Egyptian Math & Draftsmenship
Egyptian Math & Draftsmenship
1 10 100 1000 10,000 100,000 1,000,000
What number is this?
What number is this?
Champollion & the Rosetta Stone
Champollion & the Rosetta Stone
Hieroglyphic
“Cartouche”
Hieroglyphic
“Cartouche”
Hieroglyphics “Alphabet”Hieroglyphics “Alphabet” 24 “letters” + 700 phonetic
symbols 24 “letters” + 700 phonetic
symbols
