Done by : Regan and Wei Ye

When Ancient Egypt was born• Ancient Egypt wa s a c iviliz a t ion in

e a s t e r n N or t h A f r ic a c onc e nt r a t e d a long t h e mid d le t o lowe r r e a c h e s of t h e N ile Rive r in wh a t is now t h e mod e r n na t ion of E g ypt .

• B y a b out 5 5 0 0  B C, s ma ll t r ib e s living in t h e N ile va lle y h a d d e ve lope d int o a s e r ie s of unique c ult ur e s d e mons t r a t ing f ir m c ont r ol of a g r ic ult ur e a nd a nima l h us b a nd r y .

Culture• B e lie f s in t h e d ivine a nd in t h e a f t e r lif e

we r e ing r a ine d in a nc ie nt E g ypt ia n c iviliz a t ion f r om it s inc e pt ion; pa r a noia c r ule wa s b a s e d on t h e d ivine r ig h t of k ing s . T h e E g ypt ia n pa nt h e on wa s popula t e d b y g od s wh o h a d s upe r na t ur a l powe r s a nd we r e c a lle d on f or h e lp or pr ot e c t ion.

About Egypt Pyramid• N ot ion of s t a c king ma s t a b a s on t op

of e a c h ot h e r — c r e a t ing a n e d if ic e c ompos e d of a numb e r of "s t e ps " t h a t d e c r e a s e d in s iz e t owa r d s it s a pe x .

• Pyr a mid c ont a ins t h e t omb , oc c upie d b y , gold , f ur nit ur e , j e we lle r y a nd t h ings t h a t t h e King or Q ue e n ne e d in t h e ir a f t e r lif e .