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Ancient Egyptian Society
LESSON 2
“WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN”
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Objectives
 Describe the position and role of the pharaohs in
ancient egypt.
 Describe the class divisions of Egyptian society
 Identify the following people: Menes, Hatshepsut,
Thutmose III, Memphis, Kush, Napata, and Meroe
Warming Up
 If the U.S. president were considered a god, how
would this affect our lives?
 What are some classifications of people today?
Think About It….Hmmm
 If you had the chance to be kind of a country, what
kind of ruler would you be?
Vocabulary
 Write the definition of each word USING THE
INFORMATION FOUND IN THE TEXT.
 Write a paragraph in the first tense using each word
in the paragraph.
 Example: I am the pharaoh of the great civilization
called Iowation. I like to be in charge and make the
rules. My son Ty will be the next ruler in this
dynasty. He will probably want to export some of
our extra tomatoes in exchange for video games.
Vocabulary Quiz
 A ruling family where power is handed down to
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children
The way resources are used to produce and distribute
goods and services
To send something to another country
Originally meant “house.” Ruler of Egypt
People from the Kingdom of Kush who were
influenced by Egyptians in art, language, and
religion
Section A
 Pharaohs were in charge of organizing workers to do
the needed tasks of the country.
 What were some of these tasks?
 What are some of the tasks the president has to
organize?
Section A
 Original meaning of pharaoh was “Great House”
 Later, the word pharaoh stood for the ruler in charge
 Pharaohs had ABSOLUTE POWER
 WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU HAD ABSOLUTE
POWER AT HOME?
 Pharaohs were considered to be gods – the people
called them god-kings.
 After they died, they were the gods of the dead
Section A
 Egyptians always obeyed the pharaoh because they
depended on his wisdom for their well-being.
 CAN YOU THINK OF ANYONE THAT YOU
DEPEND ON FOR YOUR WELL-BEING?
 WHAT DOES THIS PERSON PROVIDE FOR YOU?
Section B – Upper and Lower Egypt
Governing Egypt
 The Nile River was similar to a highway due to trade
and communication that occurred along its path.
 Even though there was a river to make
transportation easier, what STILL made it difficult?
 WHY WOULD GOVERNING BE TOUGH TO DO IF
YOU COULDN’T COMMUNICATE QUICKLY?
 Uniting upper and lower Egypt made the country
stronger
Section B – Upper and Lower Egypt
Menes
 United upper and lower Egypt
 Capital city – Memphis (south of Cairo)
 Established the first dynasty – all future pharaohs
would pass the power to their children
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History
 Divided into 3 periods
 Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom
Section C – Class System
Ruling Class
 People were not equal in wealth or rights
 Pharaoh was at the top
 WHAT WOULD A LIFE OF LUXURY BE LIKE?
 Ruling Class was next
 WHAT WAS THEIR LIFE LIKE?
 Priests were next
 WHAT WAS THEIR LIFE LIKE?
Section C – Class System
Middle Class
 BASED ON THE PICTURE ON P. 79, WHO MADE
UP THE MIDDLE CLASS?
 Provided goods and services to the ruling class
 Known for carving wood and stone
 Soldiers were a special group – protection
 WHAT DETERMINED HOW WELL A SOLDIER
LIVED?
Section C – Class System
Peasants and Slaves
 The majority of the people made up this class
 DESCRIBE THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
FARMERS AND THE PHARAOH.
 Most slaves were prisoners of war.
 WHO DID THE SLAVES WORK FOR?
 WHAT WOULD YOU GUESS THE DID?
PHARAOH
Ruling Class
Middle Class
PEASANTS & SLAVES
Egyptian Women
 Is there anything you would consider “unfair”
between boys and girls?
 Women could own property, work in business, and
mix freely with men in public.
 There was even a female ruler named Hatshpesut
Rulers
Hatshepsut
 Ruled for her step son
 Took the title of king instead of queen
 Even dressed like a king
 She believed strongly in establishing trade
Thutmose III
 Describe what he did when he became old enough to
rule.
Kush
 Found south of Egypt along Nile River
 The northern part of Kush did not benefit from the
Nile River or rain
 Southern Kush had more rain
 Nile river was a highway for trade
 What did Kush export
Kush
 Had once been ruled by Egypt
 Egyptians wanted stone, gold and natural products
 Kush was influenced by Egyptians
 How were they influenced
 Describe the economy of Kush