Ancient Egypt World Cultures 7

What is culture? System of beliefs, knowledge, institutions, customs/traditions, languages and skills shared by a group of people.

Why do we need culture? We learn about relationships, why we do things the way we do, how we do things, patterns, structures, and how to function as part of a group.

What does culture do? We develop social institutions ◦ government, ◦ economy, ◦ education, ◦ religion, ◦ family to structure society, influence behavior and respond to human needs.

Huh? Society tells us: ◦ WHO we are ◦ WHAT we should do ◦ HOW we should do it ◦ WHEN we should do it

What is the big picture? By learning about culture we understand more about who we are and where we’ve gotten our ideas…

Ancient Egypt Where is Egypt, anyway?

Basic Information… Oldest civilizations North Africa Known for: ◦ Papyrus ◦ Hieroglyphics ◦ Sphinx ◦ Pyramids ◦ Valley of the Kings

Hieroglyphs symbols used for writing

Hieroglyphs Rosetta Stone ◦ 3 languages  Egyptian Hieroglyphs  Demotic  Greek ◦ reason we can translate ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs ◦ same message as written in all 3 languages

Hieroglyphs

Hieroglyphs

Art Art had a purpose! ◦ Reflect religion  immortality of gods/goddesses  life after death ◦ Knowledge from the past

Art painting, sculpture, crafts, and architecture 5000 B.C.E. to around 300 B.C.E.

Art most of the art came from tombs and monuments ◦ Pyramids  tombs ◦ Valley of the Kings  tombs

Art Many of the works depict religious aspects of the Egyptians ◦ gods ◦ goddesses ◦ pharoahs

Art Clear and simple lines Simple shapes Flat areas of color All 3 created a sense of order and balance in Egyptian art