1. Egyptian Civilization
AIM: What were the major contributions of Ancient Egypt?
Land of the Pharaohs
Egyptian Civilization
DO NOW: Do Now Worksheet

2. Ancient Egypt
GEOGRAPHY

3. Where in the world is Egypt?
Continent:
Africa
Location:
Northeast Corner

5. The Nile River It is also the lifeblood of Egypt. Why?
What is Egypt’s most visible & Important Geographic feature?
It is also the lifeblood of Egypt.
Why?

8. By looking at the map which way do you think the Nile river flows?
(From what direction to what direction?)
From South to North
Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt

9. The Egypt is divided into two (2) parts.
What are they called?
Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
_____________
2. _____________
Where on the map are they located?

10. The rulers of Lower & Upper Egypt had crowns to wear.
Why would a ruler wear both crowns at the same time?

11. A Delta or The Nile Delta
What is the wide part of the Nile River called?
Why do you think we call it a delta?
A Delta or The Nile Delta
GREEK LETTER
DELTA The letter for our “D”

12. Silt Because the Nile flows into the Mediterranean Sea
it dumps this into the Nile Delta?
Silt
A tiny mixture of soil and rock.

13. How do you think the Ancient Egyptian Farmer watered their fields?
What technology was used?
Shadouf
Most irrigation in the Nile Valley is done by gas-powered or diesel-powered pumps nowadays -- but every so often we saw someone using a shadouf. This ancient irrigation technique is a bucket on a long, counter-weighted arm that the farmer swings down into the water and over to the field.
The watering of land by canals or pipes.
irrigation

14. What is a Pharaoh? What is unification? A ruler of Egypt
Joining of separate parts into one
Name some ways a Pharaoh could
unify Egypt?

15. The Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt was regarded as the beginning of Egyptian history by the Egyptians themselves.

16. Egypt’s First Pharaoh 3100 BC Menes (King of Upper Egypt)
Defeats King of Lower Egypt
Unification of Upper & Lower Egypt as told by the Egyptians.
Menes is also credited with the foundation of Memphis, which he established as the Egyptian capital. According to Manetho, Menes reigned for 62 years and was killed by a hippopotamus.
Early Dynastic Period – Egypt’s 1st Unified Kingdom(s)

17. Administration, Taxes, Judges
Life Under Pharaoh
Administration, Taxes, Judges
Government
Religion
Economy
Child of Sun God Ra
He Gives Life to Egypt
Domestication
Agriculture – Farming
Surplus
Specialization
Trade

18. Slaves Soldiers Scribes Merchants Artisans Farmers Pharaoh
Government Officials
Soldiers
Scribes
Merchants
Artisans
Farmers
Slaves

19. 1 Floor Above Ground/1 Floor Below
Mastaba Tomb
1 Floor Above Ground/1 Floor Below

20. Step Pyramid @Sakkara Six (6) Mastabas
Pharaoh: Djoser / Zoser
Dynasty: 4th
Year: c BC
Architect: Imhotep
Six (6) Mastabas

21. 2nd Attempt @ a True Pyramid
Bent Dahshur
Pharaoh: Sneferu
Dynasty: 3rd
Year: c BC
43 
55 
2nd a True Pyramid

22. Only Surviving of the Seven (7) Ancient Wonders of the World
Giza
Egyptologists believe that the Great Pyramid was built by tens of thousands of skilled workers who camped near the pyramids and worked for a salary or as a form of paying taxes until the construction was completed. The worker's cemeteries were discovered in 1990 by archaeologists Zahi Hawass and Mark Lehner. Verner posited that the labor was organized into a hierarchy, consisting of two gangs of 100,000 men, divided into five zaa or phyle of 20,000 men each, which may have been further divided according to the skills of the workers.[15]
Only Surviving of the Seven (7) Ancient Wonders of the World

23. Inside the Great Pyramid of Khufu @ Giza
Inside the Pyramid
Inside the Great Pyramid of Giza

24. Largest Statue in World
Giza
Largest Statue in World
½ Human & ½ Lion
Built by: Khafre –2494 BC
Restored by:
Thutmoses IV – 1391 BC

25. Tutankhamun 1341 BC – 1323 BC New Kingdom: 18th Dynasty
Boy King – Age of 9 to 20
Famous because tomb was found intact.

26. Valley of the Kings
Burial Site of New Kingdom Pharaohs