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Ancient Egypt. “The River in the Sand”  Egyptian civilization was known as a “Gift of the Nile”

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1 Ancient Egypt

2 “The River in the Sand”  Egyptian civilization was known as a “Gift of the Nile”

3 Taming the Nile  The yearly flooding of the Nile was key to the survival of the Egyptian civilization  The floods made the soil fertile for farming  If the river didn’t flood enough, the people didn’t have enough food  If the river flooded too much, homes and fields were destoyed

4 Taming the Nile (cont’)  Canals to carry water to places that flood waters often couldn’t reach, allowed the Egyptians to build up the banks of the river

5 Taming the Nile (cont’)  TRADE – few roads were built in Ancient Egypt because cities were built along the banks of the Nile, and the people, expert boat builders, used the Nile for transportation.

6 The Gifts of the Nile  Nile mud bricks  Papyrus – a paper like material from the papyrus plant; this paper like material replaced the clay tablets commonly used from the Mesopotamians

7 The Great Builders  Egyptians realized that bodies buried in the sand would decay. This had an effect on their beliefs of an afterlife.  Pyramids became the new burial area for kings and citizens of high ranking  92 million cubic feet of stone – fill a stadium  No tools were used to shape the stone  All people worked on the project

8 Pharaohs  Each Pharaoh was a living son of the sun god  Pharaohs were in charge of government and religion

9 Religion  Polytheistic-worshipped many gods  Priests worshiped in temples – commoners worshiped in small buildings outside the temple  Shrine worship

10 Some Contributions of Egypt  Papyrus paper  Pyramids-tombs for the kings  Irrigation-bringing water from rivers to farms for crops

11 Conclusion  How has Egyptian culture influenced our world today?  How did the environment of Ancient Egypt shape the standard of living for the Egyptian people?  How was Egyptian culture transmitted, preserved, and/or changed?


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