1. ANT/HIST 500 The Ancient City Day 6

2. Egypt

3. Gerzean 3500-3050 BC Late “neolithic” in character Evidence of Mesopotamian influence, e.g. trade with Uruk culture Culture expands from south to north

4. Gerzean Polity

5. Gerzean Economy “Flood” agriculture relied on the annual flooding of the Nile River with additional irrigation Trade with Uruk, likely through the south and across the Red Sea with Arabia

6. Gerzean Culture

7. Gerzean Environment

9. Unification: 3050-2675 BC Narmer Palette, Early Dynastic

10. Old Kingdom 2675-2190 BC Building of Memphis (modern Cairo)

11. Old Kingdom Pyramids! Followed by First Intermediate Period, 2190-2060 BC