1. Egypt

2. The Nile River

3. Unification of Egypt = + White Crown of Upper Egypt
Red Crown of Lower Egypt
Double Crown of United Egypt

4. Old Kingdom Capital located in Lower Egyptian city of Memphis.
Why is this a good location for a capital?

5. Nomes

6. Step Pyramid of Saqqara

7. Pyramids at Giza

8. Middle Kingdom
Capital moved from Lower Egypt city of Memphis to Upper Egypt city of Thebes.
What benefit would this bring?

9. Hyksos

10. New Kingdom
Militarism -- the Pharaohs became focused on military strength
Imperialism -- Pharaohs attempted to gain more land for Egypt
Autocracy -- Pharaohs took complete power of Egypt--very little power to others

11. Hatshepsut as a man
Hatshepsut as a woman

12. Hatshepsut’s Obelisk

13. Hatshepsut’s Temple at Dier Al-Bahari

14. Abu Simbel: Temple of Ramses the Great

15. King Tut

16. Riches of Tut’s Tomb

17. Demotic
Hieroglyphics

18. Rosetta Stone
Close-up of Rosetta Stone

19. Egyptian Art
In Egyptian art the human body is usually shown in profile or partial profile

20. Osiris sitting in judgement

21. Egyptian Monuments Step Pyramid of Zoser Obelisk of Hatshepsut
Sphinx and Pyramids
At Giza