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.