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Ancient Egypt:Ancient Egypt:Ancient Egypt:Ancient Egypt:
an Overviewan Overviewan Overviewan Overview
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Powerful pharaohs created a large empire that reached the Euphrates River.
Large drainage project created arable farmland.
Traders had contacts
Pharaohsorganized a strong central state, were absolute rulers, and were considered gods.
NEW KINGDOM
MIDDLE KINGDOM
OLD KINGDOM
Three Kingdoms of Ancient Egypt1
Hatshepsut encouraged trade.
Ramses II expanded Egyptian rule to Syria.
Egyptian power declined.
Traders had contacts with Middle East and Crete.
Corruption and rebellions were common.
considered gods.
Egyptians built pyramids at Giza.
Power struggles, crop failures, and cost of pyramids contributed to the collapse of the Old Kingdom.
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Geography• Egypt is located in
northeastern Africa • The Nile River runs the
length of the country flowing south to north
• The river begins in the • The river begins in the mountains of Africa and empties into the Mediterranean Sea
• The climate is hot and dry, part of the Sahara Desert
http://www.worldcountries.info/Maps/GoogleMap-Egypt.phphttp://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/geography/explore/ter.html
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Bordered on the south, east and west by the Sahara Desert, and on the north by the sea, ancient Egypt was protected from outside influences.
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Present Day Egypt
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Religion
• Belief that many godsand goddesses ruled the world and the afterlife
Amon-Re: sun god Osiris: god of the Osiris: god of the underworld and of the Nile
• The pharaoh was believed to be a god as well as a ruler
Falcon Headed Sun God
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Religion
• Belief in eternal life after death. Relied on the Book of the Dead to help them through the afterworld.
• Practiced mummification, the preservation of the body for use in the next life.
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Canopic Jars made of alabaster for storage of heart, stomach, intestines and liver. The only organ that the Ancient Egyptians did not preserve was the Brain?
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Mummy
Inner coffin
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Second inner coffin
Second inner coffin lid
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4000 Year Old Mummy of a Pharaoh
Mummification
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Book of the Dead
Collection of spells, hymns, and prayers intended to secure a safe passage to the underworld for the deceased
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Writing
Making paper from papyrus
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Hieroglyphics
• A formal writing system used by the ancient Egyptians. Egyptians used cursive hieroglyphs for religious literature on papyrus and wood.
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Pyramids
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Present day Pyramids
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II. Great Pyramid
• Tomb for Khufu
• an almost perfect square (deviation .05%)
• Orientation is exactly North, South, East West West
• 2,300,000 blocks, 500ft high
• 20 years to build
• Average block weighs 2.5 tons– Some weigh 9 tons!
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Sophisticated Civilisation
(A) RAISING STONE BLOCKSOne of the hardest jobs was moving the heavy stone blocks into place. The builders made huge ramps of earth and dragged the stones up the ramps with
• Large Scale projects were now feasible– Planning– Writing and Mathematics– New Tools
• Public Works projectsbuilders made huge ramps of earth and dragged the stones up the ramps with ropes.
(B) SUPERVISORSOfficials, who were probably priests, directed the gangs of workmen.
(C) SHAPING THE STONEEach stone was carefully measured and shaped to fit into place.
(D) ACCIDENTSMany workmen were killed or injured, crushed by the heavy stone blocks.
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The Great Sphinx
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The Great Sphinx of Giza
Photograph by Henri Bechard, 1887
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VI. Ramses II (1279-1213)
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HIGH PRIESTS AND PRIESTESSESServed gods and goddesses
PHARAOHEarthly leader; considered a god
NOBLES
Social Classes2
NOBLESFought pharaoh’s wars
MERCHANTS, SCRIBES, AND ARTISANSMade furniture, jewelry, and fabrics for
pharaohs and nobles, and provided for other needs
PEASANT FARMERS AND SLAVESWorked in the fields and served the pharaoh
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Most Egyptian art is found underground or in the pyramids.the pyramids.
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IV. Egyptian Artwork
Stela (carved stone)
Egyptian Farmers & animals
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Notice, all people drawn from the side – even when looking right at you!
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Egyptian Proportion
The Egyptians did not understand how to draw a person from the side perspective. When they drew a person’s side perspective they would drew a person’s side perspective they would draw the person’s body facing the front and
the feet and head facing the side.
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Egyptian painting and
inside an Egyptian tomb
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Various Art works for Ancient Egypt
Nefertiti
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King Tutankhamun “Tut”
• Took the throne when he was only 9.
• Died when he was 19
• Most famous pharoh.• Most famous pharoh.
• Tomb was discovered in 1922
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Meet a King and Queen of Egypt. They of Egypt. They were discovered in 1910.
King Mycerinus and Wife.
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