1. Egyptians 10th grade. Liberty School. Diego Banegas Marcela Valladares
Miss Custodio.

2. Location

3. Location Situated in northeast Africa.
Its origins begin in upper Egypt at Abydos & Hierakonpolis.
Spreads towards Memphis & the Mediterranean.
By 3000 b.C. occupied the entire Nile Valley.

4. Government

5. Government Produced the first government to rule an entire nation.
Pharaoh was the ruler of politics & religion.
Pharaohs were called: -Lord of the two lands
-High Priest of every temple
Temples were used as places of worship & also as granaries & treasuries where grains were stored.

6. Army

7. Army
Soldiers were armed with arrows & bows, spears & round topped shields (made from stretched animal skin).
Weapons & armours improved after the adoption of bronze.
In the new kingdom, chariots became a standard part of the army.

8. Religion

9. Religion Ra: Sun God Isis: Goddess of Nature & Magic Horus: God of War
Osiris: God of Dead
Small domestic statues were used by normal Egyptians.
Charms & amulets were worn for protection against evil.

10. Writing & Literature

11. Writing & Literature
Hieroglyphics a word, sound or silence determinative.
Egyptian hieroglyphics can be read in rows or columns in either direction.
Hieratic: used in their daily work.
Hieratic were easier to use.

12. Architecture

13. Architecture

14. Architecture

15. Architecture
Built some of the most inspiring structures the world has ever seen: Pyramid of Giza.
The average Egyptian lived in a simple mud, wood or brick abode.

16. Art

17. Art Emphasises on a rigid style which unhanged over the millennia.
Its art became more conservative and rigid.
The iconic Egyptian two dimensional style is found on tombs, temples and statues .

18. Technology

19. Technology
Mathematics: Developed higher level of mathematical skills to enable them to build pyramids & temples.
Medicine: -Funerary practices which involved embalming the dead didn’t lead to detailed knowledge of human anatomy.
-Their medicine acquired an excellent reputation in the ancient world.
-Opium was used as a pain killer.
Ship builders: -In early 3000 b.C. an Egyptian ship was built (95 ft).
-Despite having ships on which to sail, they weren’t renowned as great sailors.