1. Egyptian Civilization
c. 3000BC-1000BC

2. Geography Nile River-fertile soil Flooding predictable
Natural barrier-Sahara Desert

3. Government Centralized under a divine pharaoh
Relatively stable (3 kingdoms)
Rarely conquered

5. Religion Polytheistic Divine pharaoh Gods controlled nature
Elaborate tombs and mummification

8. Valley of the Kings

9. Golden funeral mask of
King Tut

10. Inlaid Chair

11. Goddess guarding the
tomb

12. Scarab Beetle Pendant

13. Falcon Pendant

14. Alabaster Boat Model

15. Gilded Wood Sandals

16. Legacy Advanced mathematics and medicine Monumental architecture-stone
Influential myths-Greeks, Romans
First “paper”-papyrus