EGYPT

EGYPT 3000 BC – 2000 BC River – NILE King Menes – united Upper/Lower established first dynasty Egyptian God-Kings = Pharaohs Theocracy – type of gov’t rule is based on religious authority

PYRAMIDS Tombs for Kings that held items that the King would need when he/she would return largest at Giza 481 ft high 13 acres long *showed economic strength, architecturally advanced, advanced technology, organized govt http://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/who-was-king-tut-really/

ISIS – goddess ideal mother & wife RELIGION POLYTHEISTIC more than 2000 gods Ex: RE – sun god OSIRIS – god of the dead ISIS – goddess ideal mother & wife http://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/nefertiti-and-the-heretic-pharaoh/

Mummification Embalming/drying corpse to prevent decay http://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/embalming-and-mummification-rituals-of-ancient-egypt/ Mummification Embalming/drying corpse to prevent decay believed soul returns later Buried with possessions https://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=OwiYnzfLUwI

SOCIETY 1. King/Queen/Royal Family 2. Upper class – wealthy landowners,gov’t officials, priests 3. Middle Class – merchants,artisans 4. Lower Class – farmers,peasants Women – many of same rights as men, own/trade property, divorce

WRITING Hieroglyphics – pictures=ideas Rosetta Stone – used to decipher writing surface - PAPYRUS http://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/how-the-rosetta-stone-works/

Inventions Calendar Geometry Cosmetics

Inventions/Medical Heart/pulse rate Splints Surgery Treatment -fevers