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Egypt: The Gift of the Nile
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Nile River: Longest in world 4,100 miles Moves NORTH Floods each September leaving “black soil”
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River allowed a FOOD surplus… made Egypt rich Transportation & Communication easy
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Source is Lake Victoria
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Egypt’s geography protected her from invaders – Deserts – Seas – Cataracts
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MOUTH OF RIVER= THE DELTA
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Unlike Mesopotamia, the Nile UNIFIED Egypt for 3,000 years Life STABLE; River dependable
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Egyptians confident about future. Nile = a “god” who cared about their well-being. Rituals were observed to keep gods happy
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History: 6,000 BC: – Egyptians lived in farming villages 3,200 BC: – come into contact w/ Mesopotamia Trade Perhaps borrowed ideas about writing from Mesopotamia
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3100 BC : King Menes unites lower and upper kingdoms - Builds capital, Memphis *
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Menes began a DYNASTY Ancient Egypt had 28 dynasties over 3,000 years
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Egyptian History is divided into 3 periods Old, Middle, and New Kingdom--- in between are periods of chaos.
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OLD Kingdom 2700-2200 BC Prosperity, splendor Age of Pharaohs “great House” Were GODS Egypt’s destiny= his responsibility
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KA ruled even after death Tomb more important than palace Built by peasants, not slaves 2 million bricks, each about 2 tons each!
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http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk /mummies/story/page2.html Mummification?
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Old Kingdom ends w/ the “First Illness” 2180-2080 BC Civil war Power goes to local rulers Change in climate?
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Middle Kingdom 2080-1640 Capital moved to THEBES PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS.. To improve trade/farming Dikes, temples, canals… PHARAOH CARES ABOUT COMMON PEOPLE
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Ordinary people plan for their eternal life, too.
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2 nd illness Civil war HYKSOS attack, rule for 70 years
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Egypt learns how to make bronze weapons Use chariots, new bows Spinning and weaving
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Queen Ahhotep/ Pharaoh Kamose Drive Hyskos out, back to Palestine
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