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 __________________________.

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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.

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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 _____________________________

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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 ____________________.