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EgyptEgypt
By JeanannBy Jeanann
waterwater
• The Nile R. created a long fertile valley that ended in a marshy delta by the Mediterranean Sea.
• Most everything else was desert which gave you fresh food and water.
• The river was great for transportation.
• The Nile R. created a long fertile valley that ended in a marshy delta by the Mediterranean Sea.
• Most everything else was desert which gave you fresh food and water.
• The river was great for transportation.
topographytopography
• The deserts were hot and dry so most people avoided them.
• The people formed a natural barrier so invaders didn’t want to cross them.
• The deserts were hot and dry so most people avoided them.
• The people formed a natural barrier so invaders didn’t want to cross them.
vegetationvegetation
• The lack of water in the deserts made them useless for farming, but the Nile provided natural irrigation and fertilization.
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• The lack of water in the deserts made them useless for farming, but the Nile provided natural irrigation and fertilization.
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GeographyGeography There was the Old
Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom.
• It seldom rains in Egypt, and without the annual flooding of the Nile River the land would be pure desert.
• Every year on almost the exactly the same date, July 15, the river would begin to rise- up to at least 30 feet in the Aswan. That is less than in the Delta.
There was the Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom.
• It seldom rains in Egypt, and without the annual flooding of the Nile River the land would be pure desert.
• Every year on almost the exactly the same date, July 15, the river would begin to rise- up to at least 30 feet in the Aswan. That is less than in the Delta.
Pharaohs Pharaohs • The leaders. • Built tombs for them
selves for when they would die, but most wished the would live forever.
• They would take all of their most valuable into the tomb so they could use them in the afterlife.
• Pharaoh Hatshepsut was the first woman to become a pharaoh.
• People believed that the falcon brought power to the pharaohs.
• The leaders. • Built tombs for them
selves for when they would die, but most wished the would live forever.
• They would take all of their most valuable into the tomb so they could use them in the afterlife.
• Pharaoh Hatshepsut was the first woman to become a pharaoh.
• People believed that the falcon brought power to the pharaohs.
Gods Gods • They lived in the
temples.• All the temples were
dedicated to the gods.
• Some rituals were performed for the gods in the temples to respect and show curtsey to the gods.
• They lived in the temples.
• All the temples were dedicated to the gods.
• Some rituals were performed for the gods in the temples to respect and show curtsey to the gods.
Daily life Daily life
• Artisans were crafts people.
• Peasants did the farm work. They were at the bottom of the social pyramid.
• Priests were really respected and powerful in the Egyptian society. The priests were at the top of the pyramid next to the pharaoh.
• Artisans were crafts people.
• Peasants did the farm work. They were at the bottom of the social pyramid.
• Priests were really respected and powerful in the Egyptian society. The priests were at the top of the pyramid next to the pharaoh.
PeasantsPeasants
• They were the largest social class.
• Peasants worked the land, providing Egypt with a steady food supply.
• When they weren’t farming, they worked on the Pharaoh’s massive building projects.
• They were the largest social class.
• Peasants worked the land, providing Egypt with a steady food supply.
• When they weren’t farming, they worked on the Pharaoh’s massive building projects.
ArtisansArtisans
• They occupied the next layer of the social pyramid.
• This group included crafts people like carpenters, metal-workers, painters, sculptors, and stone carvers.
• Artisans were highly skilled.
• They had little social status.
• They occupied the next layer of the social pyramid.
• This group included crafts people like carpenters, metal-workers, painters, sculptors, and stone carvers.
• Artisans were highly skilled.
• They had little social status.
FoodFood• Cooks roasted ducks,
geese, pigeons, quail, antelope, wild sheep, and goats.
• Dishes were piled high with figs, dates, grapes, and coconuts.
• Bread, cakes, honey, and plenty of beer and wine completed the meal.
• Cooks roasted ducks, geese, pigeons, quail, antelope, wild sheep, and goats.
• Dishes were piled high with figs, dates, grapes, and coconuts.
• Bread, cakes, honey, and plenty of beer and wine completed the meal.
EducationEducation
• Writing was really important in Egypt.
• The staff who looked after the Army had to know how to read and write and also be able to calculate.
• Even the princess had to be taught how to read and write.
• Writing was really important in Egypt.
• The staff who looked after the Army had to know how to read and write and also be able to calculate.
• Even the princess had to be taught how to read and write.