Ancient Egypt

Essential Question How did ancient civilizations (Ancient Egypt) along the Nile become models of a well organized society?

Egypt’s Gift Nile created silt –Silt: rich soil Allowed farmers to grow enough food to support communities Because everyone didn’t need to be farmers to feed themselves, it allowed other people to perform other jobs

Social Classes and Jobs Pharaohs: wealthy Egyptian rulers who used their power to build strong government Priests and government officials: carried out pharaohs orders, enforced laws, made sure society ran smoothly

Social Classes and Jobs-cont. Craftspeople/Traders: made items and traded goods Farmers: fed and supported society through food grown and taxes paid Slaves: built pyramids

Religion Believed in many gods Believed pharaohs were god-like Believed in afterlife

Decline of Ancient Egypt Foreign invaders conquered the kingdom and ended the power of the pharaohs

What do you think??? Farmers They fed people of kingdom and through their tax enabled the wealthy to live well and government officials to focus on running a smooth society.

What do you think?? Egyptians believed that people needed things in the afterlife so they were buried with tools and treasures.

Vocabulary Delta: area of land at the mouth of a river made by deposits of silt and sand carried by the river Pharaohs: wealthy Egyptians rules who used their power to build strong government

Vocabulary Social classes: people who do a variety of jobs Pyramids: huge stone tombs built for pharaohs to store their treasures for the afterlife Nile River Valley: valley on either side of Nile River with some of the richest farmland in the world

Vocabulary-cont. Hieroglyphics: writing system in which pictures and symbols are used to represent words and sounds –Used by the Ancient Egyptians Nile River Valley: valley which contains some of the richest farmland in the entire world

EQ Answer Ancient Egypt was a well organized society. It had social classes, a government, laws, leaders, and a tax system. Religion was also an important aspect of the Ancient Egyptian society.