Transcript Nile River

Bell Ringer: 8/15/12
QUESTION OF THE DAY:
Ways of applying knowledge, tools, and
inventions to meet needs is known as
__________.
a) Alphabet
b) Religions
c) Technology
d) Senate
 Egyptians worshiped the
Nile River
 Thought of it like a god
that gave life
 The Nile was like
clockwork, flooding at
the same time every year.
1.
2.
3.
Lower floodwaters = less water for crops, many
went hungry.
Higher floodwaters = flooded houses, crops
destroyed.
Deserts prevented interaction
What could be the advantage of deserts?
 King of the Egyptian
people
 Egyptians believed that
the kings ruled after
death.
 Ka – eternal life force
of the pharaoh
 Built great temples for
the pharaohs
 Built for dead pharaohs
during the Old Kingdom
(2660-2180 BC)
 Reflected Egyptian
strengths:
 Strong Economy
 Advanced Technology
 Strong Leadership
 Religion important
 Polytheistic
 Believed in an afterlife and judgment
 Tombs built by all
 The elite = more elaborate tombs
 Pharaohs were mummified—embalmed and
dried out to prevent decay– then entombed.
 Class structure like a pyramid
 At the top: king, queen, and royals
 Upper class: wealthy landowners, government officials,
priests, army commanders.
 Middle class: merchants, artisans
 Lowest class: Farmers, laborers, slaves
 Developed a 365-day calendar to track the flooding of
the Nile
 Developed a number system
 Developed an advanced system of medicine