1. The Gift of the Nile & the First United Nation
Egypt
The Gift of the Nile & the First United Nation

2. Geography of Egypt Activity

3. Egypt Video:
This is an essential video—geography of Egypt

4. Birth of a Nation
Egyptians lived & farmed along Nile in 6000 BC; organized nearby villages into nomes (districts)
3200 BC nomes were united into 2 kingdoms: Upper Egypt & Lower Egypt each with different king

7. Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
Nomes of Ancient Egypt
(Nile River is only river in world to flow from south to north. As a result, southern region of Nile was called “Upper Egypt” because elevation was higher than northern “Lower Egypt”)

8. Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt

9. Birth of a Nation
3100 BC—Menes united Upper & Lower Egypt, became first pharaoh (king god)
Built new Egyptian capital at Memphis
Egypt dynasties would survive 2,800 years

10. Egyptian Culture
Pharaohs were more than kings, they were also thought of as equals to gods & religious figures
To honor pharaohs, built pyramids or other tombs so pharaoh could live & rule forever, even after death

12. Egyptian Culture
Egyptian writing was called hieroglyphics

13. Hieroglyphics (Type A) Hieroglyphics (Type B)
Greek

14. Egypt Quiz
Egyptian villages were organized into districts called ____.
Who united Upper & Lower Egypt?
Menes
Nomes

15. Egypt Quiz What purpose did pyramids serve?
Why were pharaohs more powerful than kings in Mesopotamia?
Tombs for pharaohs so they could reign in afterlife
Pharaohs were kings, gods, & religious leaders

16. Egypt Quiz How is Egypt similar to Mesopotamia?
How is Egypt different from Mesopotamia?