1. Ancient Egypt

2. 4 Early River Civilizations
16ABC

3. Ancient Egypt (3200 BC – 500 BC) Egypt = “gift of the Nile” Nile
Farming in a desert region!
Nile
Flooding = fertile soil
made communication easy
protection
Grew large amounts of food
1A 2A 16AB

4. 16ABC

5. 16ABC

9. Government and Society
Pharaoh (god- king) = most powerful person in Egypt
Absolute ruler
Owned all the land, army
Made laws
Defend Egypt against invaders
2AB 19A

10. Government and Society
Monarchy = a system of govt where power is passed on to the son
Theocracy
2AB 19A

11. Egyptian Society Pharaoh Slaves Priests Artisans/Merchants
Royal Advisor
Priests
Artisans/Merchants
Peasants/Ordinary Citizens
Slaves
2AB

13. Religion Polytheistic
Mummification = preserve the body after death for afterlife
pyramids =built as tombs for pharaohs
Surrounded by gold, jewels, other precious objects
2A 27A

15. Mummy
Inner coffin

16. Second inner coffin lid

17. Achievements Hieroglyphics Writing system; picture symbols
Appeared on temples, pyramids, and scrolls of paper (papyrus)
2AB 27A

18. Achievements Pyramids, palaces, temples of stone columns
Developed geometry to build pyramids
Observed stars
Developed calendar based on 365 days
Medicine
Performed surgical operations
2A 27A

22. Egyptian Reflection
Why do you think the Mesopotamian and ancient Egyptian religions were polytheistic?
Think logically
Support your reasons
2A 27A