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FrontPage: Why do you think the Egyptian pyramids were built?
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It's incredible, really. It features a central spire and an encircling picket-fence that's been reinforced by horizontal rails, and is strung together by a series of radially oriented guy wires. The structure measures less than 2 cm across. And here's the real kicker: nobody knows what made it.
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Kingdoms of Ancient Africa
Egyptians, Kush and Axum
The Egyptians - History The earliest civilization in Africa
History People settle next to the Nile
between 10 - 7000BC Upper (south, upriver) and Lower
(north, downriver) Egypt develop
Egyptian civilization begins around 3000BC when Menes unites Upper and Lower Egypt
End of ancient Egypt occurs with Roman conquest after death of Cleopatra in 27BC.
The Egyptians – Daily life The Nile – life centered on the yearly
flooding of this river Cycle of Inundation, Emergence,
and Drought While flood occurred, farmers helped to
construct pharaoh’s building projects After waters recede, farmers plant and
harvest crops **Good flood and harvest = stability
The Egyptians – Government and Society
Ruled by the Pharaoh – owned all the land, issued and collected taxes Was considered a
god, then a representative of god
Society structured according to classes Viziers, governors,
scribes, artisans, farmers/laborers, slaves
The Egyptians - Religion Polytheistic –
worshipped and believed in many gods
Amon Re, the Sun God, was most important Many other gods▪ Osiris, god of the
underworld.
Belief in afterlife - Elaborate burial rituals included pyramids
The Hall of Ma’atEgyptian belief in how the dead would be judged.
Hieroglyphics “Sacred writing”; Picture form
of writing developed by the Egyptians May have been the first form of
writing (ca. 3200BC) Over 2000 characters;
ignored or omitted vowels Pronunciation was key
Often written on the walls of temples or on papyrus Cartouche – a “name tag”,
believed to protect the name of the pharaoh
Ancient Egypt
Nile River Valley: Land of Plenty
Creation Myths and Life After Death
Hieroglyphics
Pyramids of Egypt
Kingdoms of Ancient Africa
Kush and Axum
The Kingdom of Kush Located south of Egypt
Conquered Egypt in 750 BC for a short time
Influenced by Egyptian writing and religion
Built capital at Meroe Achievements
Iron tools and weapons Traded with many parts
of Mediterranean By AD 200, Kush
collapsed
The Kingdom of Kush, Part 1
The Kingdom of Kush, Part 2
The Kingdom of Axum Located south of
Kush (Ethiopia) Emerged around
time of Kush decline King converts to
Christianity First Christian
nation in Africa Become cut off when
Islam travels to North Africa from Mid East
Own written language (Ge’ez)
Stelae (stone slab carved for certain purposes Probably carved around
400AD Markers for underground
burial chambers
The Kingdom of Axum
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