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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
EgyptianAgriculture
* Egyptians grew large amounts of food-crops (wheat & barley) * Wheat was used to make bread & Barley to make beer.
* Egyptians grew large amounts of food-crops (wheat & barley) * Wheat was used to make bread.
Egyptian Bread Making
* Egyptians grew large amounts of food-crops (wheat & barley) * Wheat was used to make bread.
Egyptian Economy
*Egyptians grew Barley to make beer.
Traditional Economy
Egyptian Social PyramidGods
(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.
Egyptian Social PyramidGods
(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.
Egyptian Social PyramidGods
(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.
Egyptian Social PyramidGods
(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.
Egyptian Social PyramidGods
(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.
Egyptian Social PyramidGods
(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.
Egyptian Social PyramidGods
(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.
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 pharaoh’s body was surrounded with gold, jewels, and precious objects for use in the afterlife, which Egyptians believed would be much like life on earth.
Accomplishments of the
Ancient Egyptians
Biology - Egyptians gained knowledge of
human body by embalming and
performed surgery, such as setting bone
fractures.
Accomplishments of the
Ancient Egyptians
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
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.
Building – Egyptian architects
& engineers built amazing stone pyramids,
palaces, temples, and statues
Accomplishments of the
Ancient Egyptians
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.
Building – Egyptian architects
& engineers built amazing stone pyramids,
palaces, temples, and statues
Geometry & Astronomy – They
used geometric principles to build
pyramids. By observing the stars,
they developed a 365 day calendar.