1. Nicole Anderson, Erin Howard, Marissa Davis, Jackie Montminy
Egypt
By:
Nicole Anderson, Erin Howard, Marissa Davis, Jackie Montminy

2. Why Egypt? Timeless Powerful Well organized government
Natural resources/barriers
Optimistic Society
Religion based on maat - justice and order
Well structured social hierarchy
Had developed trade connections because of location on Nile.

3. Location Located along the Nile river Deserts around
Good farming and crops along river
Nile floods regularly
Flows north
Fresh water source
Natural barriers that protected them from invasion
Effected the way they lived

4. Culture
Society, peaceful, less violent, optimistic, organized because floods regularly and that leads to less uncertainty
Based on religion because there are gods for everything and they need to be happy. Life based on truth and justice and order
Religion helped build culture

5. Religion Polythesistic Anthromorphic Ra - son god - ruler of the gods
Osiris - Judge of the dead
Isis - goddess of motherhood
Horus - Patron god of the entire kingdom

6. Government Organized society
Pharaoh- king imperialistic monarchy considered to be a god (immortal) head of government and religion
Priest/government officials
Historical Pepriods
Achaic period - where it all began
Old kingdom - age of pyramids

7. Social Hierarchy Pharoah vizers high-priest/nobles officials/scribes
craftsman
slaves, labourers, peasants

8. Foreign Policy
Trade helped the ancient Egyptians gain money and goods they could not produce themselves
They imported raw materials such as wood, minerals and other luxury items
They exported pottery such as vases, stone, papyrus, ropes and dried fish

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