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Page 1: Early Civilizations Egypt. Location- Along the Nile River zNorth Africa zlongest river in the world 4,145 miles zflows North ygives water for irrigation

Early Civilizations

Egypt

Page 2: Early Civilizations Egypt. Location- Along the Nile River zNorth Africa zlongest river in the world 4,145 miles zflows North ygives water for irrigation

Location- Along the Nile River

North Africalongest river in the world 4,145

milesflows North

gives water for irrigation silt for fertile soil fish for food mud for building bricks floods from July through August

Page 3: Early Civilizations Egypt. Location- Along the Nile River zNorth Africa zlongest river in the world 4,145 miles zflows North ygives water for irrigation

Egypts landRed Land- desert

to east and westBlack Land- fertile

lands along river

Page 4: Early Civilizations Egypt. Location- Along the Nile River zNorth Africa zlongest river in the world 4,145 miles zflows North ygives water for irrigation

Upper and Lower Egypt

Page 5: Early Civilizations Egypt. Location- Along the Nile River zNorth Africa zlongest river in the world 4,145 miles zflows North ygives water for irrigation

The Egyptian Empires (3100-1100)

The Three Kingdoms: Old Kingdom (2700-2200)-Pyramid Age

Pharaohs as Gods- TheocracyDevelopment of Vizer

Middle Kingdom (2050-1800)-Bronze Agereign of King Tutankhamen (King Tut)

Page 6: Early Civilizations Egypt. Location- Along the Nile River zNorth Africa zlongest river in the world 4,145 miles zflows North ygives water for irrigation

The Egyptian Empires (3100- 1100) BC

New Kingdom (1550-1100) Queen Hatsheput Thutmose III Ramses II

Page 7: Early Civilizations Egypt. Location- Along the Nile River zNorth Africa zlongest river in the world 4,145 miles zflows North ygives water for irrigation

AchievementsPyramids-masterful feat of

engineeringAstronomy- calendarpapyrus- reed for a writing surfacehieroglyphics-writing systemmedicine-anatomy