Ancient egypt and kush review

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How do you study for tests? What methods do you use to review?” Drill: November 28 th

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How do you study for tests?

What methods do you use to review?”

Drill: November 28th

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Ancient Egypt and Kush

Review Activity: Learning Styles

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Pharaoh Write down what comes to mind

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Ruler King Were thought to be gods Wore double crown (white crown of upper

and red of lower Egypt) Means “great house” Pyramids Dead Liked cats Wealthy

Pharaoh

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Are…

PharaohsUpper Egypt

Lower Egypt

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The Nile River

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The Nile River

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Flows north, unlike most other rivers Source of water for Egypt Flooded each year which helped Water crops(river silt helped to make soil

fertile so crops would grow) Had waterfalls called cataracts Provided transportation for trade Shadufs were used to move water from

canals to crops

The Nile River

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Irrigation

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Canals Shadufs with buckets Plants were watered Farmers were able to plant more Crops Floods each year helped to water crops Enabled them to use more land for farming

Irrigation

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Egyptian Crops

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Flax (used to make linen) Cotton Wheat (used for staple food) Figs and grapes Barley (used for staple food) Radishes, onions, cucumbers and lettuce

Crops

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Egyptian Houses

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In early times they made them out of bundles of reeds from river.

Later they made mud brickHomes like on right.Limestone for pyramids and very fancy homes.

Ancient Egyptian Houses

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Egyptian Social Roles

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Lowest-slaves Servants/unskilled workers Farmers and herders Scribes, artisans, people with a trade Priests and nobles Pharaoh

Social Roles

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Egyptian Writing

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Scribes did the writing Writing was called Hieroglyphs or

hieroglyphics Symbols and pictures Found on walls of pyramids Used by record keepers

Egyptian Writing

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Math, Science and Medicine

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Egyptians used geography and advanced math to plan their buildings and replot property lines after the yearly floods

Egyptian papyrus scrolls discuss stitching cuts and performing surgery as well as using remedies similar to modern day ones to cure headaches and prevent infection

Math, Science and Medicine

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Religion

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They were polytheists Priests worked in the temples and had a

special place in society Priests were fed and cared for by the

people Were extremely clean People felt the gods were mad at them

when something bad happened

Religion

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Life After Death and Mummies

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Egyptians believed in an afterlife They embalmed the bodies of their dead,

using natron a salt that mummified the bodies

Tombs were used to house the dead for average families, while pyramids were used by pharaohs

Death and Mummies

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Pyramids

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First pyramid was believed to be build by King Djoser in 2630 BC ( it was a step pyramid)

King Khufu built the Great Pyramid at Giza about 80 years later

Pyramids

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Old, Middle and New Kingdoms

When did they occur?

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• First Three dynasties and Merging of Upper and Lower • Egypt in 3100 BC; King Djoser builds step pyramid in 2630 BC

Egypt’s Beginnings

• 2575BC Old Kingdom Begins; pyramids built esp. Khufu’s Great Pyramid • 2160 BC Central power of Pharaohs breaks down and Egypt suffered for 100 years

Old Kingdom

• 2055 BC Mentuhotep II takes control and Middle Kingdom begins• Amenemhet I founds the 12th dynasty and rules for 22 years; his dynasty rules for 200

years• 1630 BC The Hyksos invade and rule Egypt for 100 years

Middle Kingdom

• Egypt overthrows the Hyksos and the New Kingdom begins; it is a period marked by many strong pharaohs

• 1472 BC Hatshepsut-first female pharaoh, “steals” throne from stepson• 1353 BC Akhenaton becomes pharaoh; promoted worship of Sun god Aton singularly• 1333 BC Tutankhamen takes over and restores polytheism• 1279 BC Ramses II takes throne and rules for 66 years extends Egypt’s land greatly• After his death, Egypt weakened and was ruled by foreign powers for a 1000 years• In 525 BC the Persians took over, followed by the Greeks in the 300’s

New Kingdom

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• Nubia was controlled by Egypt until central power broke down

• When the less powerful rulers in Egypt couldn’t control Nubia any more, the Kush civilization grew up

• Around 750 BC Piye, the Kushite king, began defeating enemies up and down the Nile until he controlled all of Egypt and was declared pharaoh.

• In 671 BC, the Assyrians invaded and ended Kushite rule in Egypt.

Kush Civilization

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