1. August 7th, 2018
Essential Question: How did the geography of Egypt affect its development?
Schedule:
Finish Egypt DBQ (if complete, work on vocab)
Review and Debrief DBQ
Work on Comparison Chart for Egypt and Mesopotamia
Reminders :
Vocab Quiz- Thursday 8/10

2. Warm-Up
Using p. 35 in the textbooks (under your desk), explain how Egyptian society was different than Mesopotamian society.
Answer:
Egypt was unified into a single kingdom very early on, making civilization united, stable, and powerful.

3. Egypt
SSWH1 The student will analyze the origins, structure, and interactions of complex societies in the ancient Eastern Mediterranean from 3500 BCE – 500 BCE
B. Describe the relationship of religion and political authority in Ancient Egypt.
E. Explain the development and importance of writing; include cuneiform, hieroglyphics, and the Phoenician alphabet.

4. Egyptian Geography
Where is upper Egypt

5. Egyptian Geography Nile River – annual flood, predictable
Natural barriers – deserts on both sides
Delta – triangle shaped land at mouth of river

6. Priests, government officials, army commanders
Egyptian Life
Pharaoh
Priests, government officials, army commanders
Merchants, artisans
Slaves

7. Pharaoh
God-kings
Theocracy – government is based on religious authority

8. Mummification
Belief in afterlife Mummification

9. Religion Polytheistic Ra – sun god Osiris – god of the dead
Horus – pharaoh
Amun – god of creation
Akhenaten ( BCE) – monotheism w/ Ra as only god

10. Writing Hieroglyphics: Egyptian pictograph writing
Scribe: person who wrote things down

11. Government Unified kingdom from 3000 BCE to 2180 BCE – Old Kingdom
2040 BCE – 1640 BCE Middle Kingdom
1570 BCE – 1075 BCE New Kingdom
Then controlled by others – Kush, Assyrians