Egypt

The Gift of the Nile & the First United Nation

Geography of Egypt Activity

Egypt Video:

Birth of a NationEgyptians lived & farmed

along Nile in 6000 BC; organized nearby villages into nomesnomes (districts)

3200 BC nomes were united into 2 kingdoms: Upper Egypt & Lower Egypt each with different king

Nomes of Ancient EgyptNomes of Ancient Egypt

(Nile River is only river in world to flow from south to north. As a result, southern region of Nile was called “Upper Egypt” because elevation was higher than northern “Lower Egypt”)

Lower Egypt

Upper Egypt

Lower Egypt

Upper Egypt

Birth of a Nation3100 BC—MenesMenes united Upper

& Lower Egypt, became first pharaohpharaoh (king god)

Built new Egyptian capital at Memphis

Egypt dynasties would survive 2,800 years

Egyptian CulturePharaohs were more than kings, they

were also thought of as equals to gods & religious figures

To honor pharaohs, built pyramids or other tombs so pharaoh could live & rule forever, even after death

Egyptian CultureEgyptian writing was called hieroglyphicshieroglyphics

Hieroglyphics Hieroglyphics (Type A)(Type A)

Hieroglyphics Hieroglyphics (Type B)(Type B)

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Egypt Quiz

Egyptian villages were organized into districts called ____.

Who united Upper & Lower Egypt?

NomesNomes MenesMenes

Egypt QuizWhy were

pharaohs more powerful than kings in Mesopotamia?

What purpose did pyramids serve?

Pharaohs were Pharaohs were kings, gods, & kings, gods, &

religious leadersreligious leaders

Tombs for Tombs for pharaohs so they pharaohs so they

could reign in could reign in afterlifeafterlife

Egypt Quiz

How is Egypt similar to Mesopotamia?

How is Egypt different from Mesopotamia?