Ancient Egypt

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Ancient Egypt
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Pyramids
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Hieroglyphics
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Northern Africa
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Ancient Egypt 3200 B.C.- 500 B.C.

• Egypt is located in North Africa
• On the Nile River (longest river in the world)
• Yearly floods make soil rich and fertile
• Egyptians grew large amounts of food-crops (wheat
  barley)
• Wheat was used to make bread Barley to make
  beer.
• Farming supported large numbers of
• craftsmen, warriors, priests and nobles
• The Nile river was a water highway that helped
  to centralize
• the government.
• Egypt was less prone to invasion because it was
  
• surrounded by deserts

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EgyptianAgriculture
Egyptians grew large amounts of food-crops
(wheat barley) Wheat was used to make
bread Barley to make beer.
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Egyptian Bread Making
Egyptians grew large amounts of food-crops
(wheat barley) Wheat was used to make
bread.
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EgyptianBeer Making Egyptians grew Barley to
make beer.
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Egyptian Economy
Egyptians grew large amounts of food-crops
(wheat barley) Wheat was used to make
bread.
Egyptians grew Barley to make beer. Traditional
Economy
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Egyptian Social Pyramid
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Egyptian Social Pyramid
Gods
(Pharaoh)
The Pharaoh (King) was the absolute ruler. He
commanded the army, controlled irrigation (water
on crops) and grain supplies. The Pharaoh was in
charge of taking care of his people.
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Egyptian Social Pyramid
Gods
(Pharaoh)
Nobles Priests
The Pharaoh (King) was the absolute ruler. He
commanded the army, controlled irrigation (water
on crops) and grain supplies. The Pharaoh was in
charge of taking care of his people.
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Egyptian Social Pyramid
Gods
(Pharaoh)
Nobles Priests
Warriors
The Pharaoh (King) was the absolute ruler. He
commanded the army, controlled irrigation (water
on crops) and grain supplies. The Pharaoh was in
charge of taking care of his people.
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Egyptian Social Pyramid
Gods
(Pharaoh)
Nobles Priests
Warriors
Scribes (writers of Hieroglyphics)
The Pharaoh (King) was the absolute ruler. He
commanded the army, controlled irrigation (water
on crops) and grain supplies. The Pharaoh was in
charge of taking care of his people.
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Egyptian Social Pyramid
Gods
(Pharaoh)
Nobles Priests
Warriors
Scribes (writers of Hieroglyphics)
Merchants
The Pharaoh (King) was the absolute ruler. He
commanded the army, controlled irrigation (water
on crops) and grain supplies. The Pharaoh was in
charge of taking care of his people.
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Egyptian Social Pyramid
Gods
(Pharaoh)
Nobles Priests
Warriors
Scribes (writers of Hieroglyphics)
Merchants
Craftsman
The Pharaoh (King) was the absolute ruler. He
commanded the army, controlled irrigation (water
on crops) and grain supplies. The Pharaoh was in
charge of taking care of his people.
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Egyptian Social Pyramid
Gods
(Pharaoh)
Nobles Priests
Warriors
Scribes (writers of Hieroglyphics)
Merchants
Craftsman
Peasants and Slaves farming, herding, building
projects
The Pharaoh (King) was the absolute ruler. He
commanded the army, controlled irrigation (water
on crops) and grain supplies. The Pharaoh was in
charge of taking care of his people.
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Religious Beliefs

• Egyptians - Were polytheistic which means they
  believed many gods.
• Egyptians believed a persons body should be
  preserved after death, to prepare them for the
  afterlife.
• When pharaohs died, their bodies were embalmed
  and buried in a special room inside a huge tomb
  called a pyramid.
• The pharaohs body was surrounded with gold,
  jewels, and precious objects for use in the
  afterlife, which Egyptians believed would be much
  like life on earth.

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Accomplishments of the Ancient Egyptians
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Biology - Egyptians gained knowledge of human
body by embalming and performed surgery, such as
setting bone fractures.
Accomplishments of the Ancient Egyptians
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Biology - Egyptians gained knowledge of human
body by embalming and performed surgery, such as
setting bone fractures.
Hieroglyphics One of the earliest forms of
writing, based on picture symbols, they appeared
on buildings and scrolls made of papyrus.
Accomplishments of the Ancient Egyptians
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Biology - Egyptians gained knowledge of human
body by embalming and performed surgery, such as
setting bone fractures.
Hieroglyphics One of the earliest forms of
writing, based on picture symbols, they appeared
on buildings and scrolls made of papyrus.
Accomplishments of the Ancient Egyptians
Building Egyptian architects engineers
built amazing stone pyramids, palaces, temples,
and statues
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Biology - Egyptians gained knowledge of human
body by embalming and performed surgery, such as
setting bone fractures.
Hieroglyphics One of the earliest forms of
writing, based on picture symbols, they appeared
on buildings and scrolls made of papyrus.
Accomplishments of the Ancient Egyptians
Geometry Astronomy They used geometric
principles to build pyramids. By observing the
stars, they developed a 365 day calendar.
Building Egyptian architects engineers
built amazing stone pyramids, palaces, temples,
and statues
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Accomplishments of the Ancient Egyptians
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Egyptian Social System
The Pharaoh (King) was