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Africa’s Size 4600 5 0 0 0 M I L E S MILES Ancient Egypt sswh1b: describe the relationship of religion and political authority in ancient Egypt sswh1E: explain the development & importance of writing; include cuneiform, hieroglyphics, and the Phoenician alphabet Geography of Egypt • Built on the longest river in the world, the Nile, a 4,258 mile river that flows Northward (Amazon is longer actually, 4,345) • On the banks of the Nile was the fertile Black Land, where crops grew…everything else was the desert Red Land • River flooded once a year leaving silt and providing water for irrigation ditches • Nile was so important to life that it was worshiped as a God • Where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers were unpredictable, the Nile was like clockwork • The surrounding desert or Red Land, kept Egyptians relatively safe from invaders Because the Nile flows from the South to the North, a sail is only needed if a boat is headed South. Upper and Lower Egypt • The Nile was divided by a dangerous rapid called a cataract • • • • The First Cataract separated Egypt into 2 kingdoms The Lower Kingdom was in Northern Egypt The Upper Kingdom was in Southern Egypt Yes, it does sound backwards • Egyptians lived in farming villages from around 5000 BC and in 3200 BC The Lower and Upper Kingdoms were solidified Unification of the Kingdoms • King in Lower Egypt had a red crown • King in Upper Egypt had a white crown • When two become one…a new crown! • The two were united by king Narmer • A new capital was created at Memphis, where the kingdoms met…was the first of 31 dynasties for 2,600 years • Egyptians pharaohs (god kings) were worshiped as real gods • This is called a theocracy where the government is based on religious authority It feels good to be a pharaoh • To Egyptians, the pharaoh was the center of religion and government • He made the sun rise, the Nile flow… • Believed to rule even after death • His life force, ka, required sweet digs after death… so they built pyramids for burial • Filled with treasures, food, and mummified pets for company • Pharaohs were mummified to preserve their body and jars of their brains, liver etc. were buried with them • This was a 70 day process, and some mummies still have their hair and skin attached Religion • Polytheistic religion: believe in multiple gods • Worshipped more than 2000 gods • Believed in an afterlife, that they would be judged based on their deeds • Anubis, the underworld god would weigh your heart against a feather…if it was too heavy, the Devourer of Souls would eat it • Ra was the sun god • Osiris was the god of the dead Egyptian Life Royals Upper class: Officials, priests, landowners Middle class: Artisans and merchants Lower class: Poor farmers and laborers Slaves (in later periods of Egyptian history) Egyptian life • Social classes could change • Women and men had very similar rights • Created a writing system called hieroglyphics that used pictures to stand for words • Decoded using the Rosetta Stone • Wrote on a type of reed paper called papyrus • Created a calendar system with 12 months of 30 days each…off by only 6 hours to the true calendar! • This advanced society collected taxes, had great architects and engineers and used geometry Pick a Partner • 3. How did being surrounded by deserts benefit Egypt? • 4. How did the Egyptians view the pharaoh? • 6. DRAWING CONCLUSIONS Which of the three natural features that served as boundaries in ancient Egypt was most important to Egypt’s history? Explain. • 7. RECOGNIZING EFFECTS What impact did Egyptian religious beliefs have on the lives of Egyptians? • 8. COMPARING AND CONTRASTING How were cuneiform and hieroglyphic writing similar? different?