Egyptian Civilization 2

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Egyptian Civilization 2
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Social Class

• The social class system when in order like this
  Pharaoh, high priests, nobles, merchants, peasant
  farmers, and slaves.
• - Most Egyptians were peasant farmers. Many
  were slaves.

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Men

• Men were in charge of working the fields and
  repairing equipment.
• Women were in charge of working the fields,
  taking care of kids, and preparing food.

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Women

• - Women in Egypt had much more freedom then
  women in the rest of the world at this time.
  They were not just confined to their fields and
  homes.

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Writing

• Hieroglyphics - a form of picture writing
  developed by Egyptians
• - Papyrus a plant that grows along the banks
  of the Nile that was used as writing material.

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Rosetta Stone

• - Rosetta Stone a flat black stone that had
  the same message carved in three different forms
  (hieroglyphics, demotic, and Greek)

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Rosetta Stone
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Advancements

• Egyptian doctors performed surgeries, diagnosed
  illnesses, and found cures.
• - Developed a calendar system based on mapping
  the stars and charting the movement of planets.
  This is the basis of our modern day calendar.

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Advancements

• Egyptian engineers used geometry to locate the
  blocks for the pyramids and locate fields before
  the floods of the Nile.
• - Wall paintings in tombs and carvings on
  temples were important art work we have learned
  from.