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Ancient Egypt
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The Nile Valley
Get Ready to Read (cont.)
Focusing on the Main Ideas
  • The Egyptian civilization began in the fertile
    Nile River valley, where natural barriers
    discouraged invasions.
  • The Egyptians depended on the Niles floods to
    grow their crops.
  • Around 3100 B.C., Egypts two major kingdoms,
    Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt, were combined into
    one.

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The Nile Valley
Get Ready to Read (cont.)
Focusing on the Main Ideas (cont.)
  • The Egyptian civilization began in the fertile
    Nile River valley, where natural barriers
    discouraged invasions.

Locating Places
  • Egpyt (EEjihpt)
  • Nile River (NYL)
  • Sahara (suhHARuh)

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The Nile Valley
Settling the Nile
  • The earliest Egyptians moved into the Nile River
    valley from less fertile areas.
  • They farmed and built villages along the
    riverbanks.
  • The Nile River is the longest river in the world,
    about 4,000 miles long.
  • Egyptians used the Nile River for many things.

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The Nile Valley
Settling the Nile (cont.)
  • They used river water to drink, clean, farm, and
    cook.
  • They ate fish from the river.
  • The Nile valley is a narrow, green valley in
    Egypt.
  • The northern end of the valley
    is a fertile
    area of land called a delta.

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The Nile Valley
Settling the Nile (cont.)
  • The Sahara, the largest desert in the world, lies
    west of the Nile Valley.
  • The Eastern Desert lies to the east of the
    valley.
  • Egypt has several natural borders to protect it.
  • The deserts, the dangerous rapids of the Nile,
    and marshes in the delta kept enemies from
    entering Egypt.

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The Nile Valley
Settling the Nile (cont.)
  • The Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Red
    Sea to the east allowed trade with other peoples.
  • Within Egypt, people traveled on the Nile to
    trade with each other.

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The Nile Valley
The River People
  • Floods along the Nile were predictable and were
    not devastating.
  • Each spring the Nile would flood and leave a
    dark, fertile mud along its banks.
  • Farmers learned about the waters of the Nile.
  • They used the soil left behind by the floods to
    grow wheat, barley, and flax seeds.

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The Nile Valley
The River People (cont.)
  • Farmers learned about irrigation.
  • They dug basins to trap floodwaters, dug canals
    to channel water to the fields, and built dikes
    to strengthen the basin walls.
  • Papyrus, a reed plant that grew along the Nile,
    was used to make baskets, sandals, and river
    rafts.
  • Later, it was used to make paper.

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The Nile Valley
The River People (cont.)
  • The Egyptian system of writing was called
    hieroglyphics.
  • This system consisted of thousands of picture
    symbols.
  • Some Egyptian men learned to read and write.
  • They attended schools to learn to be scribes.

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The Nile Valley
A United Egypt
  • Because the people in Egypt had surplus food,
    some people became artisans instead of farmers.
  • Artisans wove cloth, made pottery, carved
    statues, and crafted weapons and tools.
  • Egyptians traded with each other and with others
    in Mesopotamia.
  • A few strong chiefs united groups of villages
    into kingdoms.

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The Nile Valley
A United Egypt (cont.)
  • Eventually, the strongest kingdoms overpowered
    the weaker ones.
  • In this way, two large kingdoms emergedLower
    Egypt and Upper Egypt.
  • Narmer united the two kingdoms.
  • He ruled from the city of Memphis, and his
    kingdom lasted long after his death.

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The Nile Valley
Early Egyptian Life
  • Ancient Egypt had social classes.
  • The pharaoh was the highest power.
  • The upper class consisted of nobles, priests, and
    government officials.
  • The middle class included merchants, artisans,
    shopkeepers, and scribes.
  • Farmers were the largest group of people and were
    in a lower class than the middle class.

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The Nile Valley
Early Egyptian Life (cont.)
  • Unskilled workers were the lowest class of people
    in ancient Egypt.

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The Nile Valley
Early Egyptian Life (cont.)
  • Although men were the heads of households, women
    had more rights in Egypt than in other ancient
    civilizations.
  • They could own and pass on property, buy and sell
    goods, make wills, and obtain divorces.

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The Nile Valley
Early Egyptian Life (cont.)
  • Few children went to school in ancient Egypt.
  • Children had time to play games and had toys.
  • Egyptian girls learned to sew, cook, and run a
    household.
  • Boys learned farming or a skilled trade.

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The Nile Valley
Geography Skills How did the geography of the
Nile River valley lead to the growth of a
civilization there?
The Nile River valley had natural barriers for
protection, enriched soil for farming, and the
river and seas for trade.
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Egypts Old Kingdom
Get Ready to Read (cont.)
Focusing on the Main Ideas
  • Egypt was ruled by all-powerful pharaohs.
  • The Egyptians believed in many gods and goddesses
    and in life after death for the pharaohs.
  • The Egyptians of the Old Kingdom built huge stone
    pyramids as tombs for their pharaohs.

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Egypts Old Kingdom
Old Kingdom Rulers
  • The Old Kingdom lasted from about 2600 B.C. until
    about 2300 B.C.
  • Pharaohs were all-powerful Egyptian kings who
    guided every activity in Egypt.
  • Pharaohs appointed officials to carry out their
    commands.
  • Egyptian people served pharaohs because they
    believed the kingdom depended on one strong
    leader.

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Egypts Old Kingdom
Old Kingdom Rulers (cont.)
  • They also believed the pharaohs were the sons of
    Re, the sun god.
  • The thought pharaohs were gods on earth.

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Egypts Old Kingdom
Egypts Religion
  • Egyptians believed in many gods and goddesses, or
    deities.
  • These deities controlled every human activity and
    all natural forces.
  • The major god was Re, the sun god.
  • Another major god was Hapi, who ruled the Nile
    River.
  • Isis was the most important goddess.

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Egypts Old Kingdom
Egypts Religion (cont.)
  • Egyptians believed in life after death.
  • The Book of the Dead contained a collections of
    spells that Egyptians believed they needed to
    enter the afterlife.
  • Egyptians believed only pharaohs and a few elite
    people could have life after death.

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Egypts Old Kingdom
Egypts Religion (cont.)
  • To protect the pharaohs body after death,
    Egyptians developed an embalming
    process.
  • During the process,
    the bodys organs
    were removed.
  • The body was
    treated with spices
    and oils and then
    wrapped
    with strips of linen.

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Egypts Old Kingdom
Egypts Religion (cont.)
  • The wrapped body was called a mummy.
  • Egyptian doctors used herbs and drugs to treat
    illnesses.
  • They also set broken bones and stitched cuts.
  • Egyptian doctors were the first doctors to
    specialize in different areas of medicine, and
    they wrote the worlds first medical book.

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Egypts Old Kingdom
The Pyramids
  • Egyptians built pyramids to protect the bodies of
    dead pharaohs.
  • The pyramids also contained items
    the pharaohs
    might need in the
    afterlife.
  • A pyramid took thousands of
    people and years of
    labor to build.

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Egypts Old Kingdom
The Pyramids (cont.)
  • Egyptians used astronomy and mathematics to
    create the pyramids.
  • To build a pyramid, Egyptians first selected a
    site.
  • Then, they searched for stone.
  • The artisans cut the stone into blocks, and other
    workers tied the stone to sleds and pulled them
    to the Nile.

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Egypts Old Kingdom
The Pyramids (cont.)
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Egypts Old Kingdom
The Pyramids (cont.)
  • The Great Pyramid is the largest pyramid in
    Egypt.
  • It was built for King
    Khufu and is
    located near the

    city of Cairo.

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Egypts Old Kingdom
What did Egyptians learn from embalming bodies?
They learned the use of herbs and drugs to treat
illnesses, and how to sew up cuts and set broken
bones.
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The Egyptian Empire
Get Ready to Read (cont.)
Focusing on the Main Ideas
  • The Middle Kingdom was a golden age of peace,
    prosperity, and advances in the arts and
    architecture.
  • During the New Kingdom, Egypt acquired new
    territory and reached the height of its power.

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The Egyptian Empire
Get Ready to Read (cont.)
Focusing on the Main Ideas (cont.)
  • Akhenaton tried to change Egypts religion, while
    Tutankhamen is famous for the treasures found in
    his tomb.
  • Under Ramses II, Egypt regained territory and
    built great temples, but the empire fell by 1150
    B.C.

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The Egyptian Empire
The Middle Kingdom
  • Pharaohs lost control of Egypt in about 2300 B.C.
  • At that time, a new dynasty of pharaohs created a
    capital at Thebes.
  • This began the Middle Kingdom, a time of
    stability, prosperity, and achievement.
  • Egypt took control of other lands and forced
    conquered people to send tribute, or forced
    payments.

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The Egyptian Empire
The Middle Kingdom (cont.)
  • In this way, Egypt increased its riches.
  • During the Middle Kingdom, the arts, literature,
    and architecture blossomed.
  • The Middle Kingdom ended when the Hyksos attacked
    and conquered Egypt.
  • The Hyksos ruled until around 1500 B.C., when the
    Egyptian prince Ahmose led a revolt to drive the
    Hyksos out of Egypt.

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The Egyptian Empire
The Middle Kingdom (cont.)
  • This artwork with gold inlay from the Middle
    Kingdom period shows a funeral boat.

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The Egyptian Empire
The New Kingdom
  • During the New Kingdom period, Egypt grew richer
    and more powerful.
  • Hatshepsut was one of the few women to rule
    Egypt.
  • Trade grew during Hatsheputs reign.
  • Traders exchanged beads, tools, and weapons for
    ivory, wood, leopard skins, and incense.
  • Trade made Egypt wealthier.

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The Egyptian Empire
The New Kingdom (cont.)
  • Thutmose III became pharaoh after Hatshepsuts
    death.
  • Thutmose conquered more lands, and Egypt grew
    richer from tributes.
  • Slavery became common in Thutmoses reign.
  • Slaves had some rights.
  • They could own land, marry, and eventually obtain
    freedom.

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The Egyptian Empire
How was Hatshepsut unlike other pharaohs?
She focused on trade instead of military
conquests.
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The Egyptian Empire
The Legacies of Two Pharaohs
  • Amenhotep IV came to power in 1370 B.C.
  • Amenhotep felt priests were gaining too much
    power.
  • He introduced a new religion with only one god.
  • Priests who did not follow the new religion were
    removed from power.

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The Egyptian Empire
The Legacies of Two Pharaohs (cont.)
  • Most Egyptians refused to accept the new
    religion.
  • Amenhotep became so devoted to his new religion
    that he neglected his other duties.
  • He did not act when the Hittites attacked Egypt.
  • As a result, Egypts empire greatly diminished.

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The Egyptian Empire
The Legacies of Two Pharaohs (cont.)
  • Tutankhamen, now called King Tut, was a boy ruler
    who took power after Akhenaton died.
  • He ruled for only nine years
    before his death.
  • In A.D. 1922, a British
    archaeologist found
    King Tuts grave.

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The Egyptian Empire
The End of the New Kingdom
  • Ramses II was one of the most effective pharaohs
    of the New Kingdom.
  • During Ramsess rule, many temples were built
    throughout Egypt.
  • Temples were used for services.
  • Most Egyptians prayed at home because they
    believed the temples were houses for the gods and
    goddesses.

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The Egyptian Empire
The End of the New Kingdom (cont.)
  • After Ramsess rule, Egyptian rule began to
    decline.
  • Egypt was attacked by neighboring groups and
    eventually controlled only the Nile delta.
  • Beginning in the 900s B.C., Egypt was ruled by
    the Libyans, then the people of Kush, and finally
    the Assyrians.

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The Egyptian Empire
Analyze How did Akhenaton upset the traditional
order?
He stopped worship of old gods in favor of one
god.
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The Civilization of Kush
Get Ready to Read (cont.)
Focusing on the Main Ideas
  • To the south of Egypt, the Nubians settled in
    farming villages and became strong warriors.
  • The people of Kush devoted themselves to
    ironworking and grew wealthy from trade.

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The Civilization of Kush
Nubia
  • The region of Nubia, later known as Kush, was
    located south of Egypt on the Nile River.
  • The first people to arrive in Nubia were cattle
    herders, who grazed their herds on the savanna.
  • A savanna is a grassy plain.
  • Later, farmers settled in villages in Nubia.

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The Civilization of Kush
Nubia (cont.)
  • More powerful Nubian villages took control of
    weaker ones, and the kingdom of Kerma was
    created.
  • People of Kerma traded with the Egyptians, and
    Kerma became wealthy.
  • The kings of Kerma were buried in tombs like the
    Egyptian pharaohs.

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The Civilization of Kush
The Rise of Kush
  • Nubians broke away from Egypt and formed their
    own kingdom called Kush.
  • The Kushite kings ruled from the city of Napata,
    which was located along the upper Nile.
  • This location helped the Kush people become
    important traders, and Kush grew wealthy.

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Ancient Egypt
Section 1 The Nile Valley
Focusing on the Main Ideas
  • By 5000 B.C., Egyptian civilization arose in the
    fertile Nile River valley, where natural barriers
    discouraged invasions.
  • The Egyptians depended on the Niles floods to
    grow their crops.
  • Around 3100 B.C., Egypts two major kingdoms,
    Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt, were combined into
    one.
  • Egyptian society was divided into social groups
    based on wealth and power.

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Ancient Egypt
Section 2 Egypts Old Kingdom
Focusing on the Main Ideas
  • Egypt was ruled by all-powerful pharaohs.
  • The Egyptians believed in many gods and goddesses
    and in life after death for the pharaohs.
  • The Egyptians of the Old Kingdom built huge stone
    pyramids as tombs for their pharaohs.

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Ancient Egypt
Section 3 The Egyptian Empire
Focusing on the Main Ideas
  • The Middle Kingdom was a golden age of peace,
    prosperity, and advances in the arts and
    architecture.
  • During the New Kingdom, Egypt acquired new
    territory and reached the height of its power.

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Ancient Egypt
Section 3 The Egyptian Empire
Focusing on the Main Ideas
  • Akhenaton tried to change Egypts religion, while
    Tutankhamen is famous for the treasures found in
    his tomb.
  • Under Ramses II, Egypt regained territory and
    built great temples, but the empire fell by 1150
    B.C.

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Ancient Egypt
Section 4 The Civilization of Kush
Focusing on the Main Ideas
  • To the south of Egypt, the Nubians settled in
    farming villages and became strong warriors.
  • The people of Kush devoted themselves to
    ironworking and grew wealthy from trade.

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Ancient Egypt
Review Vocabulary
Define Match the vocabulary word that completes
each sentence.
__ 1. area of fertile soil at the end of a
river __ 2. reed plant used to make baskets,
rafts, and paper __ 3. grassy plain __
4. rapids __ 5. Egyptian writing system __
6. forced payments __ 7. title for Egyptian
leaders
D
  • A. savanna
  • B. tribute
  • C. cataract
  • D. delta
  • hieroglyphics
  • pharaoh
  • papyrus

G
A
C
E
B
F
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Ancient Egypt
Review Main Ideas
Section 1 The Nile Valley
What natural barriers protected Egypt from
invasion?
deserts, cataracts in the Nile, and delta marshes
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Ancient Egypt
Review Main Ideas
Section 3 The Egyptian Empire
Why was the Middle Kingdom called a golden age?
It was a time of prosperity, the empire was
strong, and advances were made in the arts and
architecture.
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Ancient Egypt
Review Main Ideas
Section 3 The Egyptian Empire
Why are Akhenaton and Tutankhamen well-known?
Akhenaton tried to change Egypts religion.
Tutankhamens tomb was found with many treasures.
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Ancient Egypt
Analyze Do you agree that Egyptian civilization
can be called the Gift of the Nile? Explain.
Answers will vary, but you should note how much
Egyptians relied on the Nile.
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