Ancient Egypt

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Ancient Egypt
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States

• Large, dense population
• Intensive agriculture
• Accumulation of capital through payment of taxes
  and tribute
• Bureaucracy (extensive and elaborate) Writing
  (record-keeping) to manage this capital
• Complex social stratification
• Political power control of violence
• Monumental architecture

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Map of Ancient Egypt
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Unification of Egypt

• Theories of unification
• Succession of kingdoms
• Old Kingdom (2700-2230)
• Middle Kingdom (2140-1750)
• New Kingdom (1550-1080)

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Pharaoh

• Symbol of Unity
• Menes (Narmer)
• Double-diadem as crown
• God-king
• Rituals of unity integration
• Legal integration
• US

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Egyptian Religion

• Cosmology of Maat spiritual precept that
  conveyed truth and justice
• Ka spiritual body (mummification)
• Polytheism
• Monotheism, briefly

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Government and Society

• Civil government (bureaucracy)
• vizier
• judges
• Religious hierarchy
• Priests (20 of the pop.)
• Armed forces
• very large

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Hyksos Invasion

• Occurred in 1663 B.C.
• Semitic peoples
• Brought Egypt
• Bronze age metallurgy
• Chariots and horses
• Composite bow
• Thrown off in 1555 BCE by Egyptians

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Aztecs and Egyptians