1. EGYPT AND THE INDUS RIVER VALLEY
“Gift of the Nile”

2. EGYPT AND THE INDUS RIVER VALLEY
Religion
Pharaoh was a living manifestation of the gods
Implication is belief in the afterlife
Pharaoh is the chief priest
Intervenes with the gods on behalf of people Egypt

3. EGYPT AND THE INDUS RIVER VALLEY
Religion
Cult activities were kept secret
Performed in the inner chambers of the temples

4. EGYPT AND THE INDUS RIVER VALLEY
Religion
Strong Belief in Afterlife:
Voyage of death is difficult
Extensive concern about the physical state of body
Mummification process
Tombs filled with various objects

5. EGYPT AND THE INDUS RIVER VALLEY
Religion
Believed in “judgment” in the afterlife:
Heart was weighed versus feather to determine Ma’at or moral righteousness

6. EGYPT AND THE INDUS RIVER VALLEY
Effects of Environment on Ideology
Natural Cycle of Nile lead to belief in cycles of life and afterlife
Nile is more predictable and calm, therefore so are the deities in Egypt (compassionate and logical)

7. EGYPT AND THE INDUS RIVER VALLEY
Writing System - Hieroglyphics
Picture based symbols carved or painted on monuments and inside tombs
Not a lot written about common people

8. EGYPT AND THE INDUS RIVER VALLEY
Writing System - Hieroglyphics
Usage(s):
Administrative records
Creative writing
Poetry
Religious doctrine
Instruction manuals

9. EGYPT AND THE INDUS RIVER VALLEY
Old Kingdom - Isolationism
Mainly rural and isolationist:
Had relatively easy access to raw materials along Nile…didn’t need to trade or expand to get access materials