EGYPTEGYPT
SUMMARY: SUMMARY: OPTIMISTICOPTIMISTIC
GEOGRAPHYGEOGRAPHY
EGYPTEGYPT
EARLIEST HISTORYEARLIEST HISTORY– FARMING FAMILIESFARMING FAMILIES– ALSO ATE FISH, WATERFOWLALSO ATE FISH, WATERFOWL– HOUSES MADE OF MUD BRICK, PAPYRUSHOUSES MADE OF MUD BRICK, PAPYRUS– IRRIGATION (LIMITED BASIS)IRRIGATION (LIMITED BASIS)– TRADED IN COPPER, IVORYTRADED IN COPPER, IVORY
EGYPTEGYPT
TWO KINGDOMS PERIOD (4000-3000 TWO KINGDOMS PERIOD (4000-3000 BC)BC)– FARM LIFEFARM LIFE
EGYPTEGYPT
TWO KINGDOMS PERIODTWO KINGDOMS PERIOD– FARM LIFEFARM LIFE– UPPER, LOWER EGYPTUPPER, LOWER EGYPT
EGYPTEGYPT
TWO KINGDOMS TWO KINGDOMS PERIODPERIOD– FARM LIFEFARM LIFE– UPPER, LOWER UPPER, LOWER
EGYPTEGYPT– HIEROGLYPHICSHIEROGLYPHICS
EGYPTEGYPT
TWO KINGDOMS TWO KINGDOMS PERIODPERIOD– FARM LIFEFARM LIFE– UPPER, LOWER UPPER, LOWER
EGYPTEGYPT– HIEROGLYPHICSHIEROGLYPHICS
EGYPTEGYPT
TWO KINGDOMS PERIODTWO KINGDOMS PERIOD– FARM LIFEFARM LIFE– UPPER, LOWER EGYPTUPPER, LOWER EGYPT– HIEROGLYPHICSHIEROGLYPHICS– MATH SKILLSMATH SKILLS
TWO KINGDOMS PERIODTWO KINGDOMS PERIOD
TWO KINGDOMS TWO KINGDOMS PERIODPERIOD– FARM LIFEFARM LIFE– UPPER, LOWER UPPER, LOWER
EGYPTEGYPT– HIEROGLYPHICSHIEROGLYPHICS– MATH SKILLSMATH SKILLS– NILEOMETERNILEOMETER– GEOMETRYGEOMETRY– CALENDERCALENDER
OLD KINGDOM PERIODOLD KINGDOM PERIOD(3000-2200 BC)(3000-2200 BC)
MENESMENES– DOUBLE CROWNDOUBLE CROWN
OLD KINGDOM PERIODOLD KINGDOM PERIOD
MENESMENES– DOUBLE CROWNDOUBLE CROWN
POWER BASEPOWER BASE– IRRIGATION AND FLOOD CONTROLIRRIGATION AND FLOOD CONTROL
OLD KINGDOM PERIODOLD KINGDOM PERIOD MENESMENES
– DOUBLE CROWNDOUBLE CROWN POWER BASEPOWER BASE
– IRRIGATION AND FLOOD CONTROLIRRIGATION AND FLOOD CONTROL RELIGION IN ARTRELIGION IN ART
– BAS-RELIEFBAS-RELIEF
OLD KINGDOM PERIODOLD KINGDOM PERIOD
MENESMENES– DOUBLE CROWNDOUBLE CROWN
POWER BASEPOWER BASE– IRRIGATION AND IRRIGATION AND
FLOOD CONTROLFLOOD CONTROL RELIGION IN ARTRELIGION IN ART
– BAS-RELIEFBAS-RELIEF– MONUMENTSMONUMENTS
OLD KINGDOM PERIODOLD KINGDOM PERIOD
OLD KINGDOM PERIODOLD KINGDOM PERIOD
OLD KINGDOM PERIODOLD KINGDOM PERIOD
NOBLES & PRIESTSNOBLES & PRIESTS FARMERS & CRAFTSMENFARMERS & CRAFTSMEN FAMILY LIFEFAMILY LIFE EDUCATIONEDUCATION DECLINE & FALLDECLINE & FALL
MIDDLE KINGDOMMIDDLE KINGDOM
MIDDLE AGES” OF VIOLENCEMIDDLE AGES” OF VIOLENCE
MIDDLE KINGDOMMIDDLE KINGDOM
““MIDDLE AGES” MIDDLE AGES” OF VIOLENCEOF VIOLENCE
AMENEMHET IIIAMENEMHET III– CANAL AROUND CANAL AROUND
CATERACTCATERACT
MIDDLE KINGDOMMIDDLE KINGDOM
““MIDDLE AGES” MIDDLE AGES” OF VIOLENCEOF VIOLENCE
AMENEMHET IIIAMENEMHET III– CANAL AROUND CANAL AROUND
CATERACTCATERACT– CANAL TO RED CANAL TO RED
SEASEA
MIDDLE KINGDOMMIDDLE KINGDOM
““MIDDLE AGES” OF VIOLENCEMIDDLE AGES” OF VIOLENCE AMENEMHET IIIAMENEMHET III
– CANAL AROUND CATERACTCANAL AROUND CATERACT– CANAL TO RED SEACANAL TO RED SEA– NILE DAMNILE DAM
FloatingFloating Center pivotCenter pivot
MIDDLE KINGDOMMIDDLE KINGDOM
MIDDLE AGES” OF VIOLENCEMIDDLE AGES” OF VIOLENCE AMENEMHET IIIAMENEMHET III
– CANAL AROUND CATERACTCANAL AROUND CATERACT– CANAL TO RED SEACANAL TO RED SEA– NILE DAMNILE DAM
MIDDLE CLASS MIDDLE CLASS – SCRIBESSCRIBES
MIDDLE KINGDOMMIDDLE KINGDOM
““MIDDLE AGES” OF VIOLENCEMIDDLE AGES” OF VIOLENCE AMENEMHET IIIAMENEMHET III
– CANAL AROUND CATERACTCANAL AROUND CATERACT– CANAL TO RED SEACANAL TO RED SEA– NILE DAMNILE DAM
MIDDLE CLASS MIDDLE CLASS – SCRIBESSCRIBES– OSIRUS and ISISOSIRUS and ISIS
OSIRUS-ISIS CULTOSIRUS-ISIS CULT
MIDDLE KINGDOMMIDDLE KINGDOM
““MIDDLE AGES” OF VIOLENCEMIDDLE AGES” OF VIOLENCE AMENEMHET IIIAMENEMHET III
– CANAL AROUND CATERACTCANAL AROUND CATERACT– CANAL TO RED SEACANAL TO RED SEA– NILE DAMNILE DAM
MIDDLE CLASS MIDDLE CLASS – SCRIBESSCRIBES– OSIRUS and ISISOSIRUS and ISIS– CIVIL WARCIVIL WAR
MIDDLE KINGDOM ENDSMIDDLE KINGDOM ENDS
HYKSOSHYKSOS
NEW KINGDOMNEW KINGDOM
AMOSEAMOSE– BEGAN TO DRIVE OUT HYKSOSBEGAN TO DRIVE OUT HYKSOS– STARTED MILITARY GOVERNMENTSTARTED MILITARY GOVERNMENT– PLUNDER & TAXES SUPPORT KINGDOMPLUNDER & TAXES SUPPORT KINGDOM
NEW KINGDOMNEW KINGDOM
AMOSEAMOSE TUTMOSE IIITUTMOSE III
– HATSHEPSUTHATSHEPSUT
NEW KINGDOMNEW KINGDOM
AMOSEAMOSE TUTMOSE IIITUTMOSE III
– HARSHEPSUTHARSHEPSUT AMENHOTEP IV AMENHOTEP IV
(IKHNATON)(IKHNATON)– ATONATON
NEW KINGDOMNEW KINGDOM
AMOSEAMOSE TUTMOSE IIITUTMOSE III
– HARSHEPSUTHARSHEPSUT AMENHOTEP IV AMENHOTEP IV
(IKHNATON)(IKHNATON)– ATONATON– NEFERTITINEFERTITI
NEW KINGDOMNEW KINGDOM
AMOSEAMOSE TUTMOSE IIITUTMOSE III
– HARSHEPSUTHARSHEPSUT AMENHOTEP IV AMENHOTEP IV
(IKHNATON)(IKHNATON)– ATONATON– NEFERTITINEFERTITI
NEW KINGDOMNEW KINGDOM
AMOSEAMOSE TUTMOSE IIITUTMOSE III
– HARSHEPSUTHARSHEPSUT AMENHOTEP IV (IKHNATON)AMENHOTEP IV (IKHNATON)
– ATONATON– NEFERTITINEFERTITI
RAMSES IIIRAMSES III– MERCENARIESMERCENARIES
INVADERS OF EGYPTINVADERS OF EGYPT
ASSYRIA (670 BC)ASSYRIA (670 BC) PERSIA (525 BC)PERSIA (525 BC) GREECE (332 BC)GREECE (332 BC) ROME (49 BC)ROME (49 BC) BYZANTINES (527 AD)BYZANTINES (527 AD) MUSLIMS (640 AD) (self ruling, MUSLIMS (640 AD) (self ruling,
Ottomans)Ottomans) ENGLAND (1882)ENGLAND (1882) (INDEPENDENCE 1922, 1953)(INDEPENDENCE 1922, 1953)
THE LAST 100 YEARS IN THE LAST 100 YEARS IN EGYPTEGYPT
BRITISH “PROTECTORATE”BRITISH “PROTECTORATE” INDEPENDENCE (MONARCHY)INDEPENDENCE (MONARCHY) REPUBLICREPUBLIC
– GAMEL ABDEL NASSERGAMEL ABDEL NASSER– SUEZ CANAL (1956)SUEZ CANAL (1956)– ASWAN HIGH DAM (1968)ASWAN HIGH DAM (1968)– SIX DAY WAR (1967)SIX DAY WAR (1967)– ANWAR SADAT ANWAR SADAT (CAMP DAVID 1978)(CAMP DAVID 1978)
– HOSNI MUBARAK (1982 TO PRESENT)HOSNI MUBARAK (1982 TO PRESENT)