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1 Ancient Egyptian Civilization Kemet- the Black Land

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3 First image comes to mind…

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6 Egypt: “Gift of the Nile”…Herodotus No rain but agricultural prosperity was unmatched. July Inundation receded in October leaving rich, fertile soil.

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8 Isolation impacted on psyche- harmony, everything was in balance: “ma’at”

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12 Like Mesopotamia, religion was the center of Egyptian life. Religious beliefs reflected the importance of nature as a benevolent force

13 The Hall of Justice

14 The Palette of Narmer, 3100 BC: The Archaic Period

15 The Old Kingdom, or Age of the Pyramids, 2686-2181 BC

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17 The Rosetta Stone 196 BC Ptolemy V

18 Jean Francois Champollion took 13 years to decipher the Rosetta Stone, 1822. “father of Egyptology”

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20 Civil War between Noble families ended the Old Kingdom

21 Mentuhotep II >re-established the central government and built a new capital at Thebes >major rebuilding program >drained swamps >restored irrigation systems >built canal to the Red Sea >Repelled the Nubians >trade flourished with the Kush, Syria, Mesopotamia and Crete The Middle Kingdom, 2090-1650 BCE

22 Temples at Luxor and Karnak

23 Thy Hyksos invasions, 1720 BC – led to the 2 nd intermediate period Hyksos invaders introduce the chariot

24 Ahmose I - founder of the New Kingdom (1570-1070 BC

25 Queen Hatshepsut, “Restorer of Egypt” (1479 - 1458 BC)

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27 Thutmose III “The Napoleon of Egypt” (1479-1426 BC) >17 military campaigns during 32 year reign- never lost a battle! >captured 350 cities in Palestine

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30 Akhenaton 1379-1362 BC Nefertiti

31 Amenhotep IV as Akhenaton, 1379-1362 B.C.

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34 Tutankhamen King Tut’s burial mask. Howard Carter, 1922

35 Anubis, God of the Dead

36 Abu Simbel- temple of Ramesses II (Ramesses the Great)

37 The Battle of Kadesh, 1275 BCE

38 Temple of Horus, Ramses III Hekla volcano in Iceland??? Labor strikes Civil unrest Series of droughts Below-normal flooding Famine Official corruption Power grabs by High Priests at Thebes Invasions by Sea Peoples and Libyan tribesmen

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42 Ptolemy I Cleopatra VII

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44 Any questions?

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