Transcript CHW3M Intro to Egypt

“A Brief into to
EGYPT”
CHW 3M
February 26th, 2015
Geography
Geography was incredibly
important to ancient Egypt especially the Nile River
•All life revolved around this river
•Boats were essential for everyone
•(Word invented for those
without boats)
•A “gentle” river
•The Tigress and Euphrates often
hurt Mesopotamians (flooding
destroyed)
•The Nile helped Egyptians
(flooding watered fields)
•Made Egypt a more optimistic
civilization than Meso.
•Nile allowed huge territory to be
ruled by one leader
•Strong leadership needed to
organize harvest after flooding
•Other geography important too
•Big desert protected Egypt
(more time to develop)
THE NILE METER
ANCIENT EGYPT
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Countless Hollywood movies have used ancient
Egypt as the backdrop for thrilling adventures
Raiders of the Lost Ark
 Death on the Nile
 The Mummy
 Stargate
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The images conjured up by Hollywood include towering
pyramids, ancient mummies, and long-lost tombs
containing unimaginable wealth and guarded by
mysterious curses!!
WHO WERE THE EGYPTIANS?
The Egyptians were much more than Pharaohs,
pyramids, elaborate burials, and mysterious
curses.
 They were a living, breathing society of people
who experienced many of the same joys and
sorrows we do today
 We must be careful no to allow the grandeur of
its monuments to overshadow the people and the
society that produced such treasures
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KEY TERMS
Wadis
 Dynasty
 Hieroglyphics
 Monarchy
 Pharaoh
 Nomes
 Nomarch
 Polytheistic
 Religious cults
 Ankh
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Mummification
Shawabto Funerary Figurines
Corvee Duty
Polygamy
Hieratic
Demotic
Secular