DAILY QUIZ

We have been looking at the geography of ancient Egypt. What is the most important

physical feature in the region, and what role did it have on ancient Egyptian Civilization?

ANCIENT EGYPT:AN OVERVIEW

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.

Society Society was based on agriculture based on social status, land & property Patriarchal society Women had more rights in Egypt than in

Mesopotamia Trade was also less extensive than

Mesopotamia Strict social class system but commoners had

the opportunity to rise in status Religion was polytheistic Believed in reincarnation and the afterlife

Scenes of Ancient EgyptianDaily Life

Some Famous Egyptian Pharaohs

Thutmose III

1504-1450 B. C. E. Ramses II

1279-1212 B. C. E.

Tutankhamon

1336-1327 B. C. E.

What is hieroglyphics? Hieroglyphics is the picture writing used

in ancient Egypt. The word hieroglyphics is made up of two Greek words - hieros, which means sacred, and glyphe, which means carving.

The Egyptian hieroglyphic writing system consists of several hundred picture signs. The signs can be divided into two classes, phonograms and ideograms

Phonograms represent sounds, much as alphabet letters do. Ideograms are signs that represent whole

words or concepts.

Stepped Pyramid at Saqqara

“Bent” Pyramid of King Sneferu

Giza Pyramid Complex

The Great Sphinx

Egyptian Mummies

Seti I1291-1278 B.

C. E.Queen Tiye,

wife of Amenhotep II

1210-1200 B. C. E.

Ramses II1279-1212 B.

C. E.

Materials Used in Mummification

1. Linen 6. Natron2. Sawdust 7. Onion3. Lichen 8. Nile Mud4. Beeswax 9. Linen Pads5. Resin 10. Frankinsense

Egyptian Math & Draftsmenship

1 10 100 1000 10,000 100,000 1,000,000

What number is this?

Papyrus Paper

Papyrus Plant

Hieratic Scroll Piece