EGYPT

EGYPT 3000 BC – 2000 BC River – NILE King Menes – united Upper/Lower

established first dynasty Egyptian God-Kings = Pharaohs Theocracy – type of gov’t rule is based

on religious authority

PYRAMIDS Tombs for Kings that held items

that the King would need when he/she would return

largest at Giza 481 ft high 13 acres long*showed economic strength,

architecturally advanced, advanced technology, organized govthttp://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/who-was-king-tut-really/

RELIGION POLYTHEISTIC more than

2000 gods

Ex: RE – sun god

OSIRIS – god of the dead

ISIS – goddess ideal mother & wife

http://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/nefertiti-and-the-heretic-pharaoh/

MUMMIFICATION Embalming/

drying corpse to prevent decay

believed soul returns later

Buried with possessions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwiYnzfLUwI

http://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/embalming-and-mummification-rituals-of-ancient-egypt/

SOCIETY 1. King/Queen/Royal Family 2. Upper class – wealthy

landowners,gov’t officials, priests 3. Middle Class – merchants,artisans 4. Lower Class – farmers,peasants Women – many of same rights as

men, own/trade property, divorce

WRITING Hieroglyphics – pictures=ideas Rosetta Stone – used to decipher

writing surface - PAPYRUS

http://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/how-the-rosetta-stone-works/

INVENTIONS Calendar Geometry Cosmetics

INVENTIONS/MEDICAL Heart/pulse rate Splints Surgery Treatment -fevers