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The Egyptian civilization began in the fertile Nile River Valley, where natural
barriers discouraged invasions. The Egyptians depended on the Nile’s floods
to grow their crops. Around 3100 B.C., Egypt’s two major kingdoms, Upper
Egypt and Lower Egypt, were combined into one Egyptian society was
divided into social groups based on wealth and power. Egypt was ruled by allpowerful pharaohs. The Egyptians believed in many gods and goddesses and
in life after death for the pharaohs. The Egyptians of the Old Kingdom built
huge stone pyramids as tombs for their pharaohs. The Middle Kingdom was a
golden age of peace, prosperity, and advances in the arts and architecture.
Akhenaton tried to change Egypt’s religion, while Tutankhamen is famous for
the treasures found in his tomb. During the New Kingdom, Egypt acquired
new territory and reached the height of its power. Under Ramses II, Egypt
regained territory and built great temples, but the empire fell by 1150 B.C.
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Topics: Ancient Egypt/Settling the Nile/Old Kingdom/The Egyptian
Empire(pages 39-67)
papyrus (42)
dynasty (44)
deity (49)
embalming (49)
tribute (60)
Six important facts about Egypt and its people (pages 39-42)
Section I
a. Egypt first settled?
b. Three Nile facts?
c. “Flower” of Nile?
d. Away from Nile?
e. Other barriers?
f. Egypt flood facts/
color of “lands”?
f. Egyptian writing?
Section II
Six important facts about A United Egypt (43-44)
a. Need for a gov’t?
b. By 4000 B.C.?
c. 1st ruler of Egypt/Capital?
d. Dynasties/Kingdoms?
e. Social classes?
f. Family Life?
Compare and contrast
Floods?
Economy?
Advances?
Egypt
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Mesopotamian
cultures.
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Eight important facts about the Old Kingdom (pages 48-52)
Section III
a. Old Kingdom dates?
b. Pharaoh facts?
c. Why do people
serve Pharaoh?
d. Egyptian deities?
e. View of death?
f. Process to protect
Pharaoh’s body?
g. Egyptian medicine?
h. Pyramid facts?
i. Great Pyramid?
Section IV
a. Middle Kingdom dates?
b. Tributes used for?
c. New arts?
Five important facts about the Middle Kingdom (pages 60-61)
d. New architecture?
e. Middle Kingdom ends?
Six important facts about the New Kingdom (pages 61-67)
Section V
a. New Kingdom dates?
b. Woman pharaoh?
c. Thutmose’s empire?
d. Amen. IV changes?
e. His son? Changes?
f. Greatest pharaoh?
Accomplishments?
Which Kingdom do you think the most important? Give 3 reasons for your opinion.
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