Transcript Ancient Egypt - Northwest ISD Moodle

Ancient Egypt
“The River in the Sand”
Egyptian
civilization was
known as a “Gift
of the Nile”
Taming the Nile
 The
yearly flooding of the Nile was
key to the survival of the Egyptian
civilization
 The floods made the soil fertile for
farming
 If the river didn’t flood enough, the
people didn’t have enough food
 If the river flooded too much,
homes and fields were destoyed
Taming the Nile (cont’)
Canals
to carry water to places
that flood waters often
couldn’t reach, allowed the
Egyptians to build up the banks
of the river
Taming the Nile (cont’)
 TRADE
– few roads were built in
Ancient Egypt because cities were
built along the banks of the Nile,
and the people, expert boat
builders, used the Nile for
transportation.
The Gifts of the Nile
 Nile
mud bricks
 Papyrus
– a paper like material from
the papyrus plant; this paper like
material replaced the clay tablets
commonly used from the
Mesopotamians
The Great Builders
 Egyptians
realized that bodies buried
in the sand did not decay. This had an
effect on their beliefs of an afterlife.
 Pyramids became the new burial area
for kings and citizens of high ranking
 92 million cubic feet of stone – fill a
stadium
 No tools were used to shape the stone
 All people worked on the project
Pharaohs
 Each
Pharaoh was a living son of
the sun god
 Pharaohs were in charge of
government and religion
Religion
 Polytheistic-worshipped
many gods
 Priests worshiped in temples –
commoners worshiped in small
buildings outside the temple
 Shrine worship
Some Contributions of Egypt
 Papyrus
paper
 Pyramids-tombs for the
kings
 Irrigation-bringing water
from rivers to farms for
crops
Conclusion
 How
has Egyptian culture influenced our
world today?
 How did the environment of Ancient
Egypt shape the standard of living for the
Egyptian people?
 How was Egyptian culture transmitted,
preserved, and/or changed?