How did Egypt benefit from its geographic location? Good Morning! Please get something to write with and begin the Entry Task! ENTRY TASK OBJECTIVE How did Egypt benefit from its geographic location? SWBAT Identify geographic characteristics of Egypt by completing a map activity. Subtitle

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The Old Kingdom Menes was king of Upper Egypt Took over Lower Egypt At first was made up of two kingdoms Upper Egypt Lower Egypt Menes was king of Upper Egypt Took over Lower Egypt Married princess and united kingdoms

Timeline 3100 B.C. -Menes conquered Lower Egypt 2600 B.C. -Old Kingdom started, lasted 500 years Year 0 2015 C.E. - 6th graders at Dimmitt Middle School learn about ancient Egypt B.C.E.= Before Common Era C.E. = Common Era

The Pharaoh Egyptians believed that strength and unity of country came from strong ruler First called kings Thought of as rulers, priests, gods Center of life, ruled earth the way gods ruled heaven

The Pharaoh Owned all land in Egypt Made sure land produced well Gave gifts of land to rich Egyptians and priests Made sure land produced well Responsible for Dams and irrigation canals being built and repaired Built granaries

Pyramids Built to show how people felt about pharaohs Built to protect pharaohs’ bodies from floods, animals, robbers

Religious Beliefs Believed in many gods (polytheistic) Gods were responsible for every action Embalmed the bodies of the dead. (mummies) Believed soul could not live without the body

How to Make a Mummy Remove inner organs (brain through nose) Cover it with natron (chemical) Wait for it to dry up the water in the body (body will shrink, takes 40 days) Wrap body with long strips of linen (fabric) takes about 15 days Place body in coffin Place coffin in tomb

The Middle Kingdom Around 2300 B.C.E. government officials took control of Egypt from Pharaohs. Finally, new pharaoh brought peace and time period called the “Middle Kingdom”

The Middle Kingdom In 1786 B.C.E. the Hyksos invaded From western Asia Ruled Egypt for 150 years End of Middle Kingdom

The New Kingdom Around 1550 B.C. Egyptian prince Ahmose lead uprising against Hyksos Began time period called the New Kingdom Egypt became richer and cities grew larger

The New Kingdom Began to worship new god Pharaohs marched armies out of Nile valley to lands in the east Began to worship new god Combination of god of city of Thebes (Amon) and sun god (Re) Became Amon-Re

Decline of Egypt Priests of Amon-Re gained power and wealth Pharaohs’ power declined Around 1370 B.C. Amenhotep IV took thrown Closed temples of Amon-Re Set up new religion with one god (Aton)

Decline of Egypt Amenhotep IV died around 1360 B.C. Son-in-law (Tutankhamen) became pharaoh Only nine years old Priests made him return to old religion Died nine years later Slowly Egypt lost power Struggle between priests and pharaohs Energy and money spent on war Importing iron ore By 1150 B.C. empire was gone

Contributions Paper called papyrus Ink Math Calendar Medicine Number system based on ten Fractions Geometry Calendar Medicine Dentists Eye doctors Animal doctors Surgeons First to use splints, bandages, and compresses Masters at sewing cuts and setting broken bones Treated indigestion and hair loss