Ancient EGYPT

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Man, Im feeling as good as my hair looks! (wh
ich is pretty darn good!!!)
Power point Tuesday!
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ANCIENT EGYPT

• 1st of the river civilizations!
• On the NILE
• Many factors/cultures influenced!

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GEOGRAPHY

• Animals from Central Africa lived there
• (croc/Hippos)
• The Gift of the Nile Annual flooding
• June through October
• As Water recedes, Leaves behind silt
• (good for farming!)
• Egyptians would make small canals for irrigation
• SO 3 crops!
• Sunny, Frost Free
• Protection from Sea Desert/Swampland

Now Desert
THEN SWAMPLAND
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STEPS TOWARD CIVILIZATION
STEPS TOWARD CIVILIZATION
Seriously, cant we find something better than
this! Im MIS!
1st started w/ Stone Too Hard / Time consuming!
Papyrus (paper) swamp material cut into
strips and put together
THEY NEED TO WRITE! Heiro glyphics Sacre
d - To carve


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BUT no one knows how to read Hieroglyphics!
UNTIL

• ROSETTA STONE
• Napoleons Army found stone w/ carving
• 3 languages

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Lets pause for a moment while I do my Egyptian
dance for you!
You like that dont you! You want more of Ametu
takamunanem?
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EGYPTIAN SETTLEMENTS
UPPER EGYPT
LOWER EGYPT

• UNITED IN 3200 BC!
• MENES RULED
• Crushed Rebellions
• Gained New Territory
• Irrigation
• Trade Prosperity ?

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MENES starts a Dynastyaka Rulers who follow
blood lines

• 2500 years 30 dynasties
• Pharaohs Emerge
• King w/ Ultimate Power
• Great House

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ANCIENT EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION BEGINS TO BE
CHARACTERIZED BY KINGDOMS