2. Ancient Egypt Mrs. Telech It all began more than 5,000 years ago when a great civilization came to power along the banks of the Nile River.

3. Nile River World’s longest river produced silt(mud or fine earth) trading (ships used to import copper,oil, etc) Farming watering fields-used shaduf water flows north wind flows south

4. Education -Reading and Writing hieroglyphics right to left left to right top to bottom letters called scripts alphabet consisted of 24 consonants and no vowels

5. Rosetta Stone Found in Rosetta Looked like black stone Captain Bouchard found written in three writings (hieroglyphics,demotic, and greek)

6. Scribes Began training at 10 Practicing they wrote on broken pottery wrote on paper called papyrus paper comes from ancient word Sons of royalty and wealthy families Great honor Respected by all people

7. Sphinx Giza Head of man Body of Lion Protects the great pyramid means living image

8. Pyramids Tombs or burial places for egyptians

9. House of Everlasting Believed they would come back enter boat to live with immortals Buriel place for kings and their families Helps our knowledge of their life and beliefs

10. King Tut’s Tomb Found by Howard Carteer 1920’s Antechamber Annex Buriel chamber

11. Building Pyramids Errors were small sight surveyed and leveled haul stones from Cairo, across river, up ramps

12. Step Pyramid Built for king Koser Designer Imhotep Never finished

13. Great Pyramid King Khufu Largest of all Pyramids

14. Games Senet- board games Storytelling (Cinderella) Wrestling

15. Pharoahs Kings People believed he was son of god Ra is the sun god

16. Mummies Removed all organs except heart Placed organs in Canopic Jars Wrapped in fine linens food and belongings were buried with Pharoahs