1. Lesson Two Life in Egypt

2. Definitions
Unified- Upper and Lower Egypt were united to form one country.
Menes- led his army north into Lower Egypt, wearing the double crown. Legend says he made a unified Egypt.
Manetho- priest who became first scribe
or record taker.
Pharaoh- Egyptian king.

3. Egyptian Records
Hieroglyphics- Egyptian form of writing based on pictures.
Rosetta Stone- Allowed us to read hieroglyphics.
Was written with three different languages: Greek, Egyptian hieroglyphics, and Egyptian cursive.
Jean Champollion decoded the stone and solved the mystery of hieroglyphics.

4. Rosetta Stone

5. Pyramid Building
Pyramid - large stone buildings that served as houses or tombs for the dead.
Farmers helped build when the Nile flooded.
Mummy- preserved body
Giza- site of the Great Pyramid
Khufu- pharaoh for whom Great Pyramid was built
Pharaohs were buried with all their earthly possesessions.

6. The Great Pyramid

7. Egyptian Economy Economy - The way people use and manage resources.
Trade made the Egyptian economy more prosperous & profitable.
Egyptians went on trading expeditions to Southwest Asia.
The Hyksos invaded Egypt & brought new technology including the chariot.

8. Egyptian Social Structure

9. New Kingdom Pharaohs Hatshepsut- A woman who became king
Amenhotep (Akhenaton) - servant of Aton
Tutankhamen (King Tut)– became king at the age of 9 or 10.
Sobeknefru – ruled Egypt after the death of her husband.