ancient egypt
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Ancient Egypt designed for my 6th grade class.TRANSCRIPT
Welcome to my world!
Ancient Egypt
You mean our world.
Sure, that’s what I meant
to say.
The natural barriers the land provided
helped Egypt survive through time.
To the north: Mediterranean Sea and
the Nile Delta
To the South: The cataracts of the Nile
River.
To the West: The Sahara Desert
To the East: Desert and the Red Sea
You need to know that LOWER EGYPT is around the Nile Delta. Remember that a river ends at the “mouth” of a
river.
UPPER EGYPT is considered at the beginning of the river. It is here
where the cataracts are at.
Egypt is divided into Kingdoms. Within the Kingdoms, there are multiple
dynasties. A dynasty is a line of rulers from one
family. Look at the bottom of the time-line to see
the dynasty numbers
King Narmer, also known as Menes, was the king of Upper Egypt, he led an
army into Lower Egypt and took control. He was the
beginning of the 1st dynasty of Egypt. He wore a double crown, the white to represent Upper Egypt and the red to represent Lower
Egypt.
Egyptian Social Classes
The Nile River was an essential part
of Egypt. The floods were much
more dependable than
those in Mesopotamia. The floods were gentle and we
never worried our homes or land
would be destroyed.
The floods came from the heavy rains in the spring and the melting
snow in the highland of Upper Egypt. The flood left behind a layer of
dark, fertile mud.
The Pharaohs of the Early Dynasties built Step
Pyramids. They were called “step” because they wanted a “stairway to heaven” for their
late pharaoh.
The OLD KINGDOM rulers were known for their great
pyramids. The Great
Pyramid of Giza was build
for King Khufu (KOO-
foo). Much of the technology used to build
the pyramids are still used today. Astronomy was developed so they
knew exact north. They also develop geometry, to know exact angles for
walls and foundations. They invented numbers based on ten, fractions and mixed numbers for adding,
subtraction, multiplying and dividing.
Inside the pyramid, the Egyptian Pharaoh was put to rest. We believed that the next world is better than life on Earth. One of the most important written books was the Book of the
Dead. It contained spells and prayers that helped in the afterlife.
This is the mummy of Ramses I
Another thing we believed was only pharaohs and the
elite could obtain the afterlife. We created a way of preserving
the body called embalming. We
buried our pharaohs with things they
treasured most in their life, including
gold, toys and sometimes their own
servants (alive).
Items found inside King Tut’s tumb.
Inside King Ramses II tumb.
The Middle Kingdom was about more land and the blossoming of the arts. Our soldiers took the land of Nubia (South of Egypt) and began farming
east of the Nile River to the Read Sea.
We gave up building
pyramids and started a new
form of architecture. We
built our pharaohs tombs
into the cliffs west of the Nile River. Calling it the Valley of the Kings.
There were so many great
pharaohs in Egypt, it’s hard to
mention them all. I’ll try to run down
some and their major highlights.
First, there as Narmer, or Menes. He was the first to unite the Upper and
Lower Egypt.
Next, there was Ahmose, he drove off
the Hyksos and started the Middle Kingdom. He led an uprising in
Egypt using bronze and iron weapons.
We can not forget Hatshepsut. She was the first female
pharaoh. Her main interest was developing trade. She traded
beads, metal tool and weapons for GOLD, IVORY, EBONY,
INCENSE, AND WOOD. She also built a huge temple for herself in
the Valley of the Kings. What an
EGO!!!
Amenhotop IV was the religious reformer. He and
his wife, Nefertiti, took our polytheism beliefs and
converted us to a monotheism. The only god to be worshipped was Aton.
Last for this slide is King Tutankhamen, or King Tut for short. He was about 10 years old and was controlled by the priest. He is famous
because Howard Carter found his tomb and all his treasures. That’s all.
I saved the last pharaoh for last
because he is the only one to be designated as “Great”, Ramses
II.
He is called Ramses the Great because of his military genius, his
construction and restoration of buildings, and his popularity with
his people.
Restore to original condition These are of the
Temple of Karnak.
Abu Simbel
So, from the Nile Crocodile…
To some partying little
pharaoh skeleton
You’re done!!!
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