2.2 early egypt
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Early EgyptEarly Egypt
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Early Egypt • United into single kingdom (no c/s)• Unity, stability, cultural continuity for 3000 yrs (desert)• Learned farming from MesoGeography (Nile)• Flooded/receded like T/E-but predictable• Unified Egypt• Worshiped as a god
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Differences from Mesopotamia
1. Nile floods were predictable-T/E not
2. Desert and Red Sea led to isolation (natural barriers)
3. Pyramids-burial not govt (not Ziggurat)
4. Less formal class structure
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Advancements:
1. Developed early paper by making papyrus from reeds
2. Used geometry and advanced math for surveying and in construction
3. Developed an accurate calendar. Good within 6 hours per year. 12 months of 30 days each
4. Most advanced medicine at the time
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So what’s the big deal with the Rosetta Stone?
Well, it had three different types of writing on it.
Hieroglyphs
Demotic
Greek
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Hieroglyphs
Demotic
Greek
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