1. DO NOW For whom were the pyramids build for?
What else was put into the pyramids?
Why were these items placed in the pyramids?

2. DO NOW WHAT ARE YOUR TOP 5 “MOST IMPORTANT INVENTIONS”

5. DO NOW
TAKE A PYRAMID HAND OUT OFF STOOL
WAIT FOR FURTHER DIRECTIONS

6. DO NOW TAKE A “SEASONS OF THE NILE” HAND OUT OFF STOOL”
TAKE OUT HOMEWORK FROM OVER THE WEEKEND

7. DO NOW
EXPLAIN WHY THE NILE RIVER WAS SIGNIFICANT TO EGYPT…

8. Ancient Egypt
Chapter 2: Section 2

9. Nile River Longest river in the world 4,000 miles long
Splits to two branches
Upper (south) and Lower Egypt (north)

13. DO NOW EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANCE OF THE NILE RIVER
HOW DOES RELIGION AND THE NILE TIE TOGETHER?
WHY WAS EGYPT WELL PROTECTED AT THIS TIME FROM INVADING ENEMIES?

14. Importance of Nile River
Rich soil
Made Egyptians prosperous for food
Travel, communication
Floods allow creation for rich soil

15. Religion and Its Importance
Polytheistic- belief in more than one god
2 groups- Sun and Land gods
Religion was not a word, it was just part of their world

16. Sun God Source of life took on many forms
Worshipped Atum in human form and also Re
Re had a human body but the head of a falcon

18. River God (Part of Land Gods)
Osiris (Evil brother named Seth)
Isis was his wife
Osiris symbolized resurrection
Horus (Sky god) Son of Osiris and Isis

19. SETH!!

21. River God (Part of Land Gods)
Osiris (Evil brother named Seth)
Isis was his wife
Osiris symbolized resurrection
Horus (Sky god) Son of Osiris and Isis

23. River God (Part of Land Gods)
Osiris (Evil brother named Seth)
Isis was his wife
Osiris symbolized resurrection
Horus (Sky god) Son of Osiris and Isis

25. King Menes Ruler of local Egyptian villages
United Egypt to one united area

26. Egyptian History 3 major periods Old, Middle, and New Kingdom
Begins 3100 B.C.E.
First Dynasty created
Dynasty- a family of rulers whose right to rule is passed within the family

28. Old Kingdom 2700-2200 B.C.E. Monarchy Pharaoh replaces title “King”
Pharaoh- Great house or palace
Pharaohs were gods apprentices
Bureaucracy- administrative organization with officials and regular procedures
Vizier- “steward of home land”- responsible to Pharaoh, in charge of Bureaucracy

30. DO NOW For whom were the pyramids built for?
What else was put into the pyramids?
Why were these items placed in the pyramids?
WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF GETTING MUMMIFIED?
WHAT IS MUMMIFICATION?
WHY DIDN’T EVERYONE GET MUMMIFIED IN ANCIENT EGYPT?

31. The Pyramids Dedicated to the dead
Built for Pharaohs (smaller for families)
Stacked with supplies: chairs, chests, weapons, food, bed
Mastabas- Flat- roofed tombs for Pharaohs officials
Humans had two bodies- spiritual (Ka) and physical

38. Mummification Body is preserved
Mummification- process of slowly drying a dead body to prevent it from rotting
Run by priests, very expensive

39. RECIPE FOR A MUMMY REMOVE THE INTERNAL ORGANS, LEAVE ONLY THE HEART
PUT THEM IN JARS FOR DECORATION!
BATHE THE DISEMBOWLED BODY WITH NATRON SALTS AND SPICES
LET IT SIT
TAKE WADDED LINENS ONCE GOOD AND DRY AND STUFF THEM INSIDE LIKE A THANKSGIVING TURKEY..
STORE THE PADS TO MAKE IT LIFE-LIKE
WRAP MORE LINENS INTO NEAT STRIPS AND PUT IN A COFFIN OR SARCOPHAGUS
WAIT 2 MONTHS

43. mummy
Yo MUMMY

44. Great Sphinx 240 feet long, 66 feet high
Egyptians believed it was an important guardian of the site

45. PHARAOH KHAFRA??????

51. DO NOW
WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN A CIVILIZATION IS IN ITS “GOLDEN AGE”

52. Middle Kingdom Old Kingdom collapses 2050-1652 B.C.E.
Portrayed as golden age
Pharaohs act differently
Finalized many projects

53. New Kingdom Hyksos invade Egypt Fought with Horse Drawn chariots
Ruled Egypt for 100 years
Egypt uses bronze weapons and forces them out

55. Hatshepsut
First woman Pharaoh (during New Kingdom) (2nd female Pharaoh)
Married half brother
Dressed and bearded as a king
Dedicated temple to herself

57. DO NOW
HATSHEPSUT DECIDED TO DRESS AS A MAN EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS A WOMAN. WHY? IS THIS A DECISION THAT YOU WOULD BE COMFORTABLE DOING IN ORDER TO GAIN RESPECT? WHY OR WHY NOT?

59. Akhenaton Amenhotep IV changes his name to Akhenaton
Makes Aton (god of sun disk) the only god
After his death, Tutankhamen is crowned Pharaoh
“King Tut” restores old gods

65. End of New Kingdom Falls in 1085 B.C.E
Led by different empires throughout years
Cleopatra VII- Pharaoh who tries to restore old Egypt
Commits suicide (Asp snake)

68. Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
Married Young (boys 14, girls 12)- lifespan of 34 years
Monogamy (one spouse per marriage)
Men are in charge, women respected
Marriages arranged
Upper (Pharaohs, priests), Middle (merchants, artisans, scribes), Lower class system (peasants, slaves)

69. Hieroglyphics Hieroglyphics- Priest carvings, sacred writings
Hieratic Script- simplified version of hieroglyphics used to business and record keeping
Develops 365 day calendar
High taste for medical knowledge

73. PROJECT