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y Life centered on Nile River
y Surrounded by desert
y Limited cultivatable land
y People migrated to Nile Valley from south
y Largely isolated from Mesopotamia
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y Kings (pharaoh) responsible for controlling nature,
protecting his people from invaders
y Maat allowed all that was good to occur
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King was a god
y The rise of the Egyptian state and dynasties
y Old Kingdom (26492152 bce)
y Middle Kingdom (20401640 bce)y New Kingdom (15501070 bce)
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y Religion played an important role in their livesy World inhabited by three groups
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Godsy Kings
y Rest of humanity
y Cults of the godsy Each region had different gods
y Gods connected with different qualities (i.e.
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y Belief in life after death
y Spirit had to reach House of Judgment
y Need to preserve the body
y
Dead required items in the afterlifey Construction of pyramids
y Buried with items of value
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Coffin cover King tut
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y Pyramid building evolved rapidly
y Royal tombs are nearby
y Enormous labor required to build pyramids
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Peasants and workersy Slaves from Nubia
y Captured peoples from Mediterranean
y Engineering marvels
y Fell out of fashion over time
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