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World HistoryTeacher: Miss BunnellAncient Egypt
Egypt, like Mesopotamia, was one of the first river valley civilizations. Ancient Egyptian history has periods of stability and achievement, as well as disorder and struggles.
GEOGRAPHY
Location:______________________ along the _______________________.
The Nile is the ______________________________________________,
and flows from _________________________________ for 4,000 miles!
The Nile ends at the ______________, which empties into the
_______________________________________.
Natural barriers protected them from invasion: deserts, Red Sea, and
Mediterranean Sea.
Agriculture
Each year the Nile River ______________ making the surrounding land
_________________. Egyptian farmers were able to grow an abundant amount of
food to support the craftsmen, warriors, priests, nobles, and commoners of the
land.
World HistoryTeacher: Miss BunnellAncient Egypt
POLITICS/GOVERNMENT
The Egyptian ________________ was an absolute ___________________
in a dynasty. This mean his title was passed from _____________________
__________________, and stayed in the family.
The Pharaoh had ________________________________, but the Pharaoh
was aided in government matters by an organization of different officials.
Famous Pharaohs Hatshepsut - The first ruling queen of Egypt. Tutankhamun - The boy king. Ramesses II - Considered one of the greatest of all pharaohs. Cleopatra – Controversial non-Egyptian queen during the age of Rome.
World HistoryTeacher: Miss BunnellAncient Egypt
SOCIETY Merchants, artisans, scribes, and traders were very important and made-up a
large portion of society.
__________________ were the largest portion of the population.
o They paid taxes with _____________________.
o During the time of the _______________________________ the
Pharaoh was regarded as a _______________________ of all his
people and was responsible for their ______________________.
Husbands were considered the master the home, but wives were _________
_______________________.
o Arranged __________________ at age _________.
o Women ______________ their inheritance and property.
o ______________ queens were allowed to become Pharaohs – the
most famous was Cleopatra.
RELIGION
The Egyptians were ____________________, with many gods/goddesses
that were associated with earth’s movements and natural forces.
o The sun god was named ___________, and pharaohs were considered
gods because they were the __________________________.
World HistoryTeacher: Miss BunnellAncient Egypt
o The Egyptians built pyramids to ______________________________
ECONOMY
Land ownership
o Egyptians considered the lands to be the property of the __________,
thereby their works were to only serve and please the gods, while
providing for __________ in the community.
o As the status of the ________________ rose to that of a “god” as
well, Egyptians began to view the land as property of the pharaoh.
o _______________ and _______________ created most of Egypt’s
wealth.
o Hunting was a __________________________ for the rich.
Taxes
____________________________________. They surrounded them
with gold, jewels, and other items he might need in the afterlife.
World HistoryTeacher: Miss BunnellAncient Egypt
o Egypt was one of the __________________________ taxed
civilizations in ancient times, and added to the __________________
of Egypt in its last generations.
Manufacturingo __________________ and ________________
o Beer
o Bakeries
o _______________________ (wood working)
Mining
o Stone, wood = Used mostly by the __________________ classes.
o Copper, bronze, iron = Used mostly for __________________ and
owned by the ___________.
Slaveryo Used for mining and large projects.
Mummification
Purpose: ____________________________________________________
The process involved draining the _____________ and removing the
__________________________ and placing them in ______________ jars.
Next they applied salt and spices, and wrapped the body in layers of linen.
o Despite high taxes, society remained mostly at _____________ and in
_____________________ for nearly 2,000 years.
World HistoryTeacher: Miss BunnellAncient Egypt
Takes ___________________ to do this.
Pyramids Sat above a large complex of _________________, halls, and rooms that
were used to house the dead.
Historians debate “how” the pyramids were built.
o Theories
1. __________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________
The “___________________________” was built at Giza around 2540BC.
o Guarded by the _____________________________
World HistoryTeacher: Miss BunnellAncient Egypt
Contributions
___________________________: developed knowledge of the human body
through embalming and surgery.
___________________________: developed one of the earliest forms of
writing using __________________________________________.
___________________________: built magnificent __________________,
temples, and palaces of stone.
Art: decorated building with paintings and sculptures.
___________________: developed _______________________ to build
projects such as the pyramids.
Astronomy: by observing the stars, they developed a __________________
based on ____________________.