EGYPT - ANCIENT EGYPT VIDEO — HISTORY.COM

SSWH1 The student will analyze the origins, structure, and interactions of complex societies in the ancient Eastern Mediterranean from 3500 BCE – 500 BCE

B. Describe the relationship of religion and political authority in Ancient Egypt.

E. Explain the development and importance of writing; include cuneiform, hieroglyphics, and the Phoenician alphabet.

EGYPTIAN GEOGRAPHY

Nile River – longest river in world. Relied on annual flooding to grow crops = Ancient Calendar

Nile Delta- fertile triangular shaped land located near Mediterranean sea.

Deserts- The Sahara (world’s largest) and Western Deserts

EGYPTIAN LIFE

Pharaoh

Priests, government

officials, army commanders

Merchants, artisans

Slaves

PHARAOHS

God-kings Theocracy –

government is based on religious authority

Ancient Egypt Video — History.com

MUMMIFICATION – EMBALMING AND DRYING THE CORPSE TO PREVENT IF FROM DECAYING ANCIENT EGYPT VIDEO — HISTORY.COM

Belief in afterlife Mummification

RELIGION

Polytheistic Ra – sun god Osiris – god of the

dead Horus – pharaoh Amun – god of

creation

Akhenaten (1364-1347 BCE) – monotheism w/ Ra as only god

WRITING

Hieroglyphics: Egyptian pictograph writing Scribe: person who wrote things down Papyrus: plant used to make paper-like material

GOVERNMENT

Unified kingdom from 3000 BCE to 2180 BCE – Old Kingdom (most pyramids built during this time)

2040 BCE – 1640 BCE Middle Kingdom

1570 BCE – 1075 BCE New Kingdom Controlled by

outsiders – Kush, Assyrians