Egyptian Civilization c. 3000BC-1000BC
Geography Nile River-fertile soil Flooding predictable Natural barrier-Sahara Desert
Government Centralized under a divine pharaoh Relatively stable (3 kingdoms) Rarely conquered
Religion Polytheistic Divine pharaoh Gods controlled nature Elaborate tombs and mummification
Valley of the Kings
Golden funeral mask of King Tut
Inlaid Chair
Goddess guarding the tomb
Scarab Beetle Pendant
Falcon Pendant
Alabaster Boat Model
Gilded Wood Sandals
Legacy Advanced mathematics and medicine Monumental architecture-stone Influential myths-Greeks, Romans First “paper”-papyrus