Ancient Egypt Khafre's PyramidKhafre's Pyramid and the Great Sphinx of Giza, built about 2550 BC during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old KingdomGreat Sphinx of GizaFourth DynastyOld Kingdom

LOCATED: LOCATED: Along the middle to lower reaches of the Nile River PERIOD: PERIOD: It began with the first pharaoh, Menes or Min, around 3150 BC and ended in 31 BC with the Roman Empire. The Egyptian ancient civilization developed over more than three and a half millennia.

POLITICAL ORGANIZATION   Head of the legal system: The pharaoh (Egyptian Monarchy)   Men, women and people from all social classes: equal under the law.   Men and women had the right to own and sell, get married and divorced and make contracts

ECONOMY AND WRITING SYSTEM   Economy based on agriculture   They cultivated wheat, emmer and barley to make: bread and beer. Flax to make clothing and papyrus to make paper.   The Egyptian writing was based on two main systems: Hieratic and Hieroglyphic

RELIGION  Ancient Egyptian religion was Polytheistic and Zoomorphic  They used to have goddess and gods who sometimes played different and conflicting roles.  Famous goddess: Anuket, Bast and Isis  Famous gods: Amonet, Anubis, Sobek, Imhotep,etc.

CULTURAL AREAS ARCHITECTURE Includes some of the most famous structures in the world, such as The Great Pyramids of Giza, Abu Simel and the temples at Thebes * Most buildings were built from mod bricks and wood. * Temples and tombs were constructed of stone to last forever.

Sculpture and Painting  Sculpture: to represent their gods and pharaohs, called divine kings and queens. Males were darker than females  Paintings: to make afterlife a pleasant place. Were found in tombs and survived due to climate

LITERATURE AND MUSIC   LITERATURE: Include hymns to the gods, mythological, magical and mortuary texts, biographical and historical texts, etc.   MUSIC: They used to play flutes and a type of harp called the sistrum (a sacred instrument)

Achievements in Science  Developed a number system and could calculate volume and area.  Principles of geometry  Developed a 365 day calendar.  Medical expertise when treating fractures and diseases.