1. EGYPT

3. 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

4. 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

5. ISIS – goddess ideal mother & wife
RELIGION
POLYTHEISTIC more than gods
Ex: RE – sun god
OSIRIS – god of the dead
ISIS – goddess ideal mother & wife

6. Mummification Embalming/drying corpse to prevent decay
Mummification
Embalming/drying corpse to prevent decay
believed soul returns later
Buried with possessions
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7. 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

8. WRITING
Hieroglyphics – pictures=ideas Rosetta Stone – used to decipher
writing surface - PAPYRUS

9. Inventions
Calendar
Geometry
Cosmetics

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