1. Ancient Egypt
Hoyoung Chae, Alex Kim

2. Table of Contents Society Politics Environment Culture & Intellect
Economy

3. Social Stratification Women Status
Society
Social Stratification
Women Status

4. Social Stratification
- Society -
Social Stratification

5. Women Status Considered inferior to men Certain rights granted
- Society -
Women Status
Considered inferior to men
Certain rights granted

6. Political Structure The Pharaoh
Politics
Political Structure
The Pharaoh

7. Wealthy officeholders
- Politics -
Political Structure
Centralized authoritarian
Bureaucratic state
Priests,
Wealthy officeholders
Scribes,
Minor administrators 5%
95%
involved in politics
uninvolved in politics
peasants

8. The Pharaoh Great power Head of bureaucratic state
- Politics -
The Pharaoh
Great power
Head of bureaucratic state
Embodiment of the god, Horus
limits

9. Environment
The Nile River

10. The Nile River - Environment - Delta Sinai Peninsula Western Desert
Eastern Desert
Western Desert
Delta

11. - Environment -
The Nile River

12. Religion Science & Technology Art & Architecture
Culture & Intellect
Religion
Science & Technology
Art & Architecture

13. Religion Impact of religion Belief in many gods Afterlife
- Culture & Intellect -
Religion
Impact of religion
Belief in many gods
(ex: Osiris, Horus)
Afterlife

14. Science & Technology Mathematics Ship technology
- Culture &
Intellect -
Science & Technology
Mathematics
Cause: to build enormous structures (ex: pyramid)
Accomplishments: discovery of the pattern of the Nile
Ship technology
Cause: The presence of a river near civilization
Use: method of transportation, fishing, trade route

15. Art & Architecture Art Architecture Development of Funeral Art
- Culture & Intellect -
Art & Architecture
Art
Development of Funeral Art
Frontalism
Influence from religion
Architecture
The Pyramid

16. Economy
Agriculture and Trade

17. Economy Agriculture Based Trade Nile Water Supply Use of fertilizer
Local trade
Regional trade (Nubia)

18. Thank you