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EGYPT - ANCIENT EGYPT VIDEO — HISTORY.COMSSWH1 The student will analyze the origins, structure, and interactions of complex societies in the ancient Eastern Mediterranean from 3500 BCE – 500 BCEB. Describe the relationship of religion and political authority in Ancient Egypt.E. Explain the development and importance of writing; include cuneiform, hieroglyphics, and the Phoenician alphabet.
EGYPTIAN GEOGRAPHY
Nile River – longest river in world. Relied on annual flooding to grow crops = Ancient Calendar
Nile Delta- fertile triangular shaped land located near Mediterranean sea.
Deserts- The Sahara (world’s largest) and Western Deserts
PHARAOHS God-kings Theocracy –
government is based on religious authority
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MUMMIFICATION – EMBALMING AND DRYING THE CORPSE TO PREVENT IF FROM DECAYING ANCIENT EGYPT VIDEO — HISTORY.COM
Belief in afterlife Mummification
RELIGION Polytheistic Ra – sun god Osiris – god of the
dead Horus – pharaoh Amun – god of
creation
Akhenaten (1364-1347 BCE) – monotheism w/ Ra as only god
WRITING Hieroglyphics: Egyptian pictograph writing Scribe: person who wrote things down Papyrus: plant used to make paper-like material