Ancient Egypt World History Review

Egypt Geography Nile River Every spring the Nile floods and leaves behind fertile soil Delta – area of fertile soil at the mouth of the Nile River Flow of the Nile River is from South to the North

Pharaohs Pharaoh = ruler of Egypt Hatshepsut – first woman pharaoh Thutmose – set up a navy and built obelisks Ikhnaton – built many temples Ramses III – last great ruler of Egypt Cleopatra – later Ruler Ramses the Great

Hatshepsut

Ikhnaton

Thutmose

King Tutankhamen King Tut was a pharaoh He was not famous for being a pharaoh His tomb was found untouched by robbers Gave archeologists a great deal of information about the Egyptians

King Tut

Accomplishments Paper – used papyrus to make paper Medicine – set broken bones, checked for heartbeat, and dealt with fevers Hieroglyphs - writing Built pyramids (tombs) Mummified the dead Cubits – measurement (unified system) Geometry to survey land

Hieroglyphs

Obelisks

Pyramids

Mummies