Humanities Ancient Egypt

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ANCIENT EGYPT


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GEOGRAPHY AND ECONOMY

The River Nile played an important part in thehistory of Egypt.

The Nile River not only provides water butalso supplies the people with fowls and fishfor food.

The Nile helped develop a system of government.

Formation of two kingdoms- Lower Egypt andUpper Egypt


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The Nile encouraged the development of aSYSTEM OF WRITING (HIEROGLYPHIC/HIERATIC).


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The Nile alsopromoted theDEVELOPMENT OFGEOMETRY

Calendar wasconstructed. Theydivided the year,consisting of 365

days, into 12months, each with30 or 31 days.


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The first Egyptians were wanderinghunters and herdsmen.

They began to settle in the Nile Valley

Learned to sow grains anddomesticate animals

HISTORY AND PEOPLE


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They built houses

Grew into Towns and Cities

Separation of the Two Kingdoms(Upper and Lower Egypt)

The two kingdoms were united intoa single nation

Age of Prosperity


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3 Periods ( Age of Prosperity)PYRAMID AGE (3000-2500 B.C.)The pharaohs built massive tombs called pyramids. FEUDAL AGE (UNTIL 2000 B.C.)Feudalism developed when the pharaohs beganappointing nobles to rule the provinces.These period ended when the hyksos conqueredEgypt.AGE OF EMPIREEgypt became a conquering nation. It extended itspower over SYRIAEgypt was then conquered by Persia.It was next conquered by Alexander the Great, thenit became part of the Roman Empire.In 1882 it fell to Great Britain.


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GOVERNMENT AND RELIGION

King of Ancient Egypt was called Pharaoh ( it means great house andpalace).

The Pharaoh is the head of thegovernment and the chief priest.

Pharaohs were believed to be half godhalf human.


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They believed in life after death. They built pyramids were the dead body of

the Pharaoh was entombed.


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Egyptiansembalmed thebody of the deadto preserve themfrom decay.(MUMMIFICATION)

Placed in the coffin

were personalbelongings, foodand tools.


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SOCIAL CLASSES


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CONTRIBUTIONS

ARCHITECTURE


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GOLDSMITH AND JEWELERSThe Egyptians invented closed furnace to meltgold and other metals.They made bottles and vases


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SYSTEM OF WRITING

Hieroglyphicswas acombination of charactersrepresenting

objects and of words andsyllables


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The ancientEgyptian writingwas first

deciphered afterthe discovery of the RosettaStone .


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Notable Egyptian LiteraryWork

Book of the Dead Song of the Harper

Pyramid Text

Hymn to the Sun Maxims of Patohep


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SCIENCE

- Embalming orpreservation of deadbody

- Studied body structuresor Anatomy

- Egyptians are expert inmedicine and performedsurgeries.

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Presented by:

Krystine Joyce Asistores Ma. Thelma Asuncion Vanessa Barruga Anna Dominique Berbano Winicca Diza Kaye Angelica Catabay

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Humanities Ancient Egypt