Ancient Egypt World Studies
Geography Relative Location Northeast Africa Along the Nile River South of the Mediterranean Sea and east of the Red Sea
Geography Movement The Nile flows north from its source in Lake Victoria to its mouth in the Mediterranean Sea which forms a delta. Upper and Lower Egypt (This is tricky!) River flow
Advanced Cities Memphis – capital of United Egypt Thebes – center of artifacts Temple of Luxor Valley of Kings Temple of Ramses Giza – Sphinx & Great Pyraminds
Specialized Workers Masons Slaves
Complex Institutions Pharaoh Dynasty Theocracy polytheism Egyptian gods Amun-Ra Osiris pyramids mummification
Record Keeping & Writing Pictogram Hieroglyphics Papyrus Rosetta Stone
Advanced Technology Pyramid Calendar Forensics Water clock Sun dial Bronze work medicine
Old Kingdom Upper and Lower Egypt united in 3200 BC Pharaoh- King of Egypt- seen as a God Pyramids- tombs for Pharaoh Mummification- embalming corpse to prevent decay Nile river floods and deposits a rich layer of silt During flood farmers worked on pyramids and other projects
Anubis- God of embalming and the Dead
Old Kingdom Old Kingdom- 2660-2180 BC Sun rises on East side of River where cities are- Life. Sets on West side where tombs are- Death Egyptians Polytheistic- worship many Gods How did the Egyptian view of the afterlife compare to that of the Sumerians? Compare/contrast the writing and document storage systems of Egypt and Sumer.
Ra- God of Sun
Nut- Goddess of Sky
Amun-King of Gods
Delivering a Baby
Medical Instruments
Fractured forearm with splint
Great Pyramids at Giza
Great Sphinx
Middle Kingdom Old Kingdom ends 2180 BC Middle Kingdom: -dug a canal from Nile to Red Sea -Built dykes on Nile to trap water -Drained swamps in lower Egypt to create farmland -Traded with Mesopotamia and Indus Valley Hyksos conquer Egypt and invite Jews
New Kingdom Hyksos defeated, New Kingdom begins, Jews enslaved Kush conquers Egypt 750 BC- from Ethiopia Egyptian rule ends with Greek conquest- 300s BC
Irrigation of a palm orchard by a shaduf
Irrigating and harvesting in a vegetable garden.
Bronze Medical Needle The bronze needle was a medical instrument mainly used during surgical operations to close wounds by stitching. Its pointed tip ends with a small hole where the medical wire is tied while the other end has a round-shaped head to hold the wire.
Circular Medical Cautery This metal medical cautery is known as a circular cautery; it was used for cauterization, which is the burning of tissue for medical reasons.
Hieroglyphic Alphabet
The Rosetta Stone
The Rosetta Stone
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