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Finnegan-WHI.3a
Notes: The Egyptian River Valley Civilization (The Old Kingdom) (2686 BCE – 2181 BCE)
I. Geography of Egypta. The Nile River Valley
i. River flows from South to North1. Upper Egypt: 2. Lower Egypt:
ii. Flooding
iii. Cataracts: a point on the Nile River where jagged granite cliffs and boulders turn the river into churning rapids.
iv. Delta: a broad, marshy triangular area of land formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of the river.
b. Winds
c. Natural Barriers: Deserts and cataracts
Question Break: What were three advantages of Egyptian geography that aided the rise of civilization?
II. Economy of Egypta. Based on:
III. Government of Egypta. Pharaohs
i. Definition: Egyptian god-kingsii. First Pharaoh: iii. Responsibilities of a Pharaoh: to promote truth and justice, and to take care of
the country’s well-being (caused the sun to rise, the Nile to flood, and the crops to grow).
b. Theocracy:
IV. Religion of Egypta. Polytheism
i. Examples of Gods: b. Egyptian Afterlife:
c. PyramidsV. Egyptian Social Structure
Pharao
h and Roy
al Fam il
y
U pper C lass
M iddle Class
Lo w er Class
Slaves
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VI. Egyptian Recordkeepinga. Hieroglyphics:
i. Written on papyrusVII. Egyptian Technology
a. Written number systemb. Geometryc. Calendard. Medicine
VIII. The Middle Kingdom (2055 BCE-1650 BCE)
Question Break:
Which Egyptian achievement would you consider most important? Why?
How is the Egyptian religion different from Sumer’s? How is it the same?
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