1. One of the first great civilizations
Ancient Egypt
One of the first great civilizations

2. Life in Ancient Egypt Life centered around the Nile river
Yearly floods brought nutrients to the soil
The river was a main route of travel

3. Social Pyramid of Egypt
Pharaoh
Upper Class
Royal Family, Government Officials, Army Officers, Priests, Landowners, and Doctors
Middle Class
Merchants, Manufacturers, and Artisans
Lower Class
Unskilled Laborers and Farmers
Slaves and Servants

4. Egyptian Religion Polytheism Death and Funerals About 2000
gods & goddesses
Amon-Ra
Osiris
Horis
Death and Funerals
Three souls “ka, ba, and akh”
Embalming
Burial Tombs

5. Union of Two Crowns Red Crown White Crown Menes Unification
Upper Egypt
White Crown
Lower Egypt
Menes
Overthrew the king of Lower Egypt
Wore a Double Crown
Unification
Joining of separate parts into one whole

6. Egypt’s Economy Pharaoh was at the center of the economy
Based upon Agriculture
Pharaoh took taxes on the crops that were grown, and goods that were made
Goods were “bartered” or traded for other needed goods

7. A System of Writing Hieroglyphics Scribes Papyrus Rosetta Stone
Used to keep record
Scribes
Record keepers
Original Accountants
Papyrus
Paper made from plants
Rosetta Stone
Transcribed Hieroglyphics, Greek, and Demotic

8. Building the Pyramids Built as tombs for the Pharaohs Afterlife
Housed everything needed for the Paraoh
Khufu’s pyramid
Total number of blocks
2,300,000
One block’s average weight
2.5 tons
Number of blocks added each day
285

9. Children in Egypt RICH Children of Pharaoh swam in palace pools
Learned their parents trade
Spun tops, and played games
POOR
Swam in canals
Worked alongside their parents
Little time to play
Daily chores

10. Credits
Websites
Text
Banks, James A. , Gloria Contreras, Jean Craven, and Gloria Ladson-Billings. World: Adventures in Time and Place. New York: Mc Graw-Hill, 1999.