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Ancient Egypt (Title)
  • Student Name
  • Per.1

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Water
  • Water was the most important envermintle factor
    in early human settlement was water
  • The Nile river provided fresh water ,
    transpertation , and waterwas .

3
Social classes
  • People usually belong to the same social class as
    their parents
  • some have a little higher chance to move up to a
    higher class
  • People in different classes have the same things
    in common
  • Egyptians in social classes cherish family life
  • Some marry their social group

4
topography
  • Was the second enviermentle factor
  • Farmers usually chose flat, fertile land with
    lots of open space for farming.

5
Vegetation
  • Was the third envermentle factor was vegetation,
    or plant life.
  • There was a lot of

6
Phsical features of Egypt
  • The Nile rive created fertile land for the
    Egyptians to farm.
  • The Meddatranean sea was to salty to drink from
    but provided food and acted like a waterway to
    other places.
  • The desert were naturail boundres .

7
Enviermentile factors and human settlemenths
  • They settled near the Nile river because it was a
    source of fresh water.
  • The Nile river made the desert flor easy to farm .

8
The great pyramid of Giza
  • Khufu was know for building the great pyramid of
    giza
  • It took more than 2 mill stones to build
  • It showed Egypts amazing ability for
    engineering.

9
New Kingdom , middle kingdom New Kingdom ,
  • The old kingdom lasted from2700 to2200
  • B.C.E
  • The middle kingdom lasted from 2000 to 1800B.C.E
  • And last the new kingdom lasted from1600 to
    1100B.C.E

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pharaohs
  • Pharaohs were seen as gods
  • They were generals , kings .
  • They built monuments and tombs to showed their
    power and wealth.
  • There were four Pharaohs
  • Khufu
  • Senusret 1
  • Hatshepsut and last
  • Ramses 2

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pharaoh Khufu
  • Khufu ruled from 2551 to 2528 B.C.E during the
    old Kingdom time period.
  • He is best known as the builder of famous pyramid
    .
  • He help estabish the pharaoh as a centural
    authority.
  • Khufu and others pharaoh in the old kingdom had
    tombs built for them self.

12
Pharaoh Senusret I
  • He ruled from about1971 to 1926 B.C.E in the
    middle kingdom time period .
  • He was a strong leader.
  • He built improved many things
  • The greatest accomplishment was the White Chapel

13
Nile river
  • the Nile river was a source of fresh water
  • When the Nile River flooded it left slit behind
    to fertile the land for farmers to grow their
    crops .

14
Social pyramid
  • Witch is the best to witch is the last
  • The Egyptians society structure was like a social
    pyramid.
  • At the top was the pharaoh
  • Then it was the government officials
  • Then it is the priests
  • Then scribes
  • Then artisans
  • Last they had peasants

pharaoh
Government officials
priests
Scribes
artisans
Peasants
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Government Officials
  • They belonged to the highest class in Egyptians
    social pyramid. After the pharaoh.
  • Their job was to assist the pharaoh in his or her
    as supreme ruler of Egypt.
  • Government usually came from the pharaohs
    family or other upper-class families.

16
Priests
  • Priests were like government officials.
  • They were powerful and highly respected.
  • A large network of Priests served under the
    Pharaoh.
  • They also aught the boys to be Scribes.

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Scribes
  • They belonged to the highest class in Egyptians
    social pyramid. After the pharaoh.
  • Their job was to assist the pharaoh in his or her
    as supreme ruler of Egypt.
  • Government usually came from the pharaohs
    family or other upper-class families.

18
Artisans
  • They were below the scribes on the social
    pyramid.
  • Most Artisans were men but some were women.
  • The most skilled artisans were stone carvers.
    They made stanches, reliefs found in the
    Egyptian temples, tombs, and monuments.

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Peasant
  • Peasant made the lowest and the largest class in
    Egypt social pyramid.
  • The peasant life revolved around the Nile River
    and its three seasons, flooding season, planting
    season, and harvest season.
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