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1 Ancient Egypt K. Roberts

2 EGYPT Located on the Nile River Split into two sections: Upper Egypt, Lower Egypt Religion: Polytheistic History split into three time periods: Old Kingdom Middle Kingdom New Kingdom

3 EGYPT Religion Polytheistic Major Gods: Sun Gods, Land Gods Sun: source of life - Re Land: Osiris, Isis

4 EGYPT Old Kingdom Menes - the great unifier pharaoh - leader of Egypt -ultimate power god-king bureaucracy created with viziers put in place pyramids and mummification Decline: disorganization and famine

5 EGYPT Middle Kingdom expansion of Egypt into south, north and east pharaoh viewed as shepherd of people draining of Nile Delta to create new farmland canal connecting Nile R. to Red Sea built Decline: conquered by Hyksos

6 EGYPT New Kingdom stole military strategies and ideas from Hyksos Hatshepsut - woman pharaoh reigned for her stepson Thutmose Akhenaten changed the important gods, Tutankhamen (King Tut) changed them back. collapsed in 1070 BCE under control of Ramses II Cleopatra VII tried to regain control but failed

7 EGYPT Society Pharaohs Nobles/Priests Professionals (traders, scribes, merchants) Farmers Unskilled workers/slaves

8 EGYPT Liberal Arts Writing - hieroglyphics hieratic script Education - only given to men, taught them to be scribes/priests Very advance in mathematics (pyramids) and science/anatomy (mummification)

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