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■ Essential Question: – What were the important characteristics of ancient Egypt? ■ Warm-Up Question: – What would society be like if we had no laws? – Would you like to live under Hammurabi’s Code? Why or Why not?

Ancient Egypt

Egypt began along the Nile River in North Africa Egypt was bordered on both sides by desert which isolated & protected Egyptians from outsiders The Nile River’s annual floods were predictable & provided fertile soil for farming The Nile flooded so predictably that the Egyptians designed their calendar around it

Lasting Contributions ■ Advanced Cities: – Cities developed along the Nile River in “Upper Egypt” & “Lower Egypt”

Lasting Contributions ■ Specialized Workers: – ?

Lasting Contributions ■ Government : – Pharaohs ruled Egypt as “king-gods” & were thought to control nature – Egyptians constructed pyramids & elaborate tombs for the pharoahs

Lasting Contributions ■ Religion: – Egyptians were polytheistic & believed the gods controlled all aspects of life

Lasting Contributions ■ Writing: – Egyptian hieroglyphics was both pictograms & a phonetic alphabet – Hieroglyphics were translated using the Rosetta Stone

Lasting Contributions ■ Technology: – Egyptian ideas included a 365-day calendar, geometry, astronomy, & pyramids Egyptology Video