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1 Egypt Copyright © Clara Kim All rights reserved.

2 Egypt Unites In the beginning, Egypt was separated into two kingdoms:
1. Lower Egypt 2. Upper Egypt

3 Lower Egypt Upper Egypt

4 King Menes Established a capital, Memphis
Established first Egyptian Dynasty Unites Upper and Lower Egypt

5 United United lower and upper Egypt and wore a crown that symbolized its united kingdom

6 Pharaohs Egyptian kings = pharaohs
The Egyptians viewed their pharaohs the same as the gods KINGS WERE GODS Stood as center of religion as well as government and army Type of Government = Theocracy

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8 Trade By 3200 BC, Egyptians were trading with the Mesopotamians
Also traded up and down the Nile Gold Ivory Cattle Granite blocks

9 Religion Polytheistic 2,000 gods and goddesses
Built huge temples to honor gods Believed in afterlife Osiris – god of the dead

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11 Social Very different from the city-states of Mesopotamia
Egypt’s united kingdom allowed High degree of unity Stability Cultural continuity (staying the same)

12 Life in Egyptian Society
Pharaoh Royal Advisor Priests Traders/Merchants Ordinary Citizens Slaves

13 Intellectual Developed writing = hieroglyphics
Pictographic writing system Developed written numbers for recording taxes Addition, subtraction

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16 Achievements Knowledge in math = skillful engineers
Pyramids Palaces Egyptian Architects first to use stone columns in homes, palaces and temples 12 month, 365 day calendar from studying the stars So accurate it was only 6 hours off from today’s calendar year

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19 Geography Nile River – 4,100 miles long, flows northward
Every year in July the river flooded REGULARLY leaving behind rich soil. The Nile is the longest river in the world! Forbidden Deserts on either side of the Nile = Natural barriers

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