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The Ancient Middle East
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A View of Egypt by Satellite
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The Fertile Nile Valley
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The Annual Flooding of the Nile
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Irrigation A system for watering crops
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Civilization A society that has achieved a high level of culture in areas of government, religion, technology, art, and science.
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Scenes of Ancient Egyptian Daily Life
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An Egyptian Woman’s “Must-Haves”
Perfume Mirror Whigs
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Pharaoh Ruler of ancient Egypt worshiped as a God
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Some Famous Egyptian Pharaohs
“King Tut” Tutankhamon B. C. E. **QUEEN HATSHEPSUT One of the few women to rule Egypt** Ramses II B. C. E.
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Egyptian Nobility
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Egyptian Priestly Class
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Egyptian Scribe
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Papyrus Paper This paper is made from the Papyrus plant, which grows along the Nile River. Hieratic Scroll Piece Papyrus Plant
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The Rosetta Stone Stone discovered in Rosetta, Egypt that was inscribed with 3 languages and helped to decode the hieroglyphic writing system.
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Picture symbols in the Egyptian writing system
Hieroglyphics Picture symbols in the Egyptian writing system
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Hieroglyphics “Alphabet” 24 “letters” + 700 phonetic symbols
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Mummification The process of preserving a body for burial.
Priests protected your KA, or soul-spirit
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Materials Used in Mummification
1. Linen Natron 2. Sawdust Onion 3. Lichen Nile Mud 4. Beeswax Linen Pads 5. Resin Frankinsense
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Preparation for the Afterlife
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Queen Tiye, wife of Amenhotep II 1210-1200 B. C. E.
Egyptian Mummies Seti I B. C. E. Ramses II B. C. E. Queen Tiye, wife of Amenhotep II B. C. E.
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Journey to the Underworld
The dead travel on the “Solar Bark.” A boat for the journey is provided for a dead pharaoh in his tomb.
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Pyramid Stone structure with a square base and four triangular sides built as a tomb in ancient Egypt
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Giza Pyramid Complex One of the 7 wonders of the world!
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Plan of the Great Pyramid of Khufu
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The Valley of the Kings
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The study of past cultures by analyzing their remains.
Archaeology Howard Carter (1922) The study of past cultures by analyzing their remains.
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Mastaba Flat structure used as a tomb by a pharaoh,
-it was the precursor to the pyramid
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King Tutankhamon’s Death Mask
B. C. E.
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Sarcophagus A stone coffin
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King Tutankhamun’s Tomb
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Treasures From Tut’s Tomb
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Scarab Beetle, or an ornament representing a beetle, that is thought to be sacred
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