World History Wednesday, 16 September 2009 Get out pen/pencil and paper AND Marazano vocabulary sheet Add “Mandate of Heaven, Daoism, Dynasty” to it! Notes: Ancient Egypt Work time: Lost in Translation Activity (due tomorrow) and Ch2 Questions Tomorrow: Eastern Religions and Ch3 Q’s Reminders: Ch2 questions-due this Friday; Chapter 2 Test will be Thursday, September 24.

TEKS WARM-UP Egyptians believed that humans had two bodies, a physical one and a spiritual one, called ka.

ANCIENT EGYPT

The geography of Egypt NILE RIVER-Longest river in the world, flows south to north, yearly flooding fertilizes the soil so people can farm wheat and barley DESERTS OF EGYPT-Sahara, natural barriers. Good- very few invasions. Bad- must stay near Nile

RELIGION Polytheism More than 2,000 gods and goddesses Afterlife Ma’at Osiris

Working hard for the money… Taxes Peasants Punishments

KINGDOMS Old Kingdom – Pharaohs (ca 3200 BC-1070 BC) (31 dynasties over 2600 years) Middle Kingdom – restored power New Kingdom – warrior kings Late Period – Persian control

Egypt wasn’t the only one with Persian problems…

AKHENATON Leader of New ideas Religion ‘Heretic’ Pharaoh Leader of New ideas Religion Worshiped one God Aton, the sun God

QUEEN NEFERTITI She was true worshiper of Aton Disappeared Akhenaton took on new Queen Son Tutankaman(?)

KING TUTANKAMUN Took over at age 8 or 9 Wed half sister Ankhesenamun Restored religious beliefs in many Gods Mysterious death at age 18 or 19

KING TUT’S TOMB Found 1920s by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvan-fully preserved Lord Carnarvan died shortly after Many workers died from poisonous bacteria from walls of the tomb

Questions?