Ancient Egypt

*Continue the study of ancient history

*Undersatand the history of the world

First Empires

*Sargon and Hammurabi ruled the Mediterranean and changed life for thusands of people and cultures

*Sargon’s military conquest manipulated the land of Sumer

*Hammurabi’s code forced all citizens to conform to a new way of life

Egypt

*Egypt formed a world that was the most technologically advanced of it’s time

*We get our ideas for government, construction, science, and education from a civilzation that exsited over 4,000 years ago

Egyptian Timeline

3000 b.c- Early Dynastic Period

Grew to the need for more territiory as the population increased

2600 b.c The old Kingdom

Three Kingdoms of Egypt

Old Kingdom

2575-2134 b.c

Pop. 2 million

The old Kingdom was the period in which people migrated from the fertile Crescent to the valley of the Nile river

Why?

Escape from Sargon’s conquest and Hammurabi’s death code

As people left the fertile crecent they formed their own culture.

2100 b.c -1st Intermediate Period -Period in which the locaol government controlled the provinces

2040 b.c -Middle Kingdom

Middle Kingdom

2040-1640 b.c

Pop. 2.5 Million

The Middle Kingdom was a period of reunification in Egypt and of the city Thebes became the center of Egypt. The Egyptians began to expand their land and gain an understanding of the seasonal floods. Their expansion and agricultural development allowed them to use land that was at one time unusable.

The Middle kingdom was also a time for peace.

A period free from conquest and military aggresion .

This time of peace allowed the Egyptians to establish a stable political system , construct new monument, advance scientifically, and progress academically.

1630 b.c- 2nd intermediate period

-Brief interrupton in the prosperity of Egypt

-Threat of military invasion

1500 b.c- New Kingdom

New Kingdom

1550-1070 b.c

Pop.4 million

The New Kingdom was a period of transition for Egyptian civilization. They maintained order at home and externally. They were introduced to captives, slaves, and immigrants entered the country. Egypt’s expanded rapidly and grew into a melting pot for many diffrent cultures. Gained control over Syria, palestine, and Nubia.

Egyptian government or political system survived at the hand of very strong leaders.

Kings and Pharaohs ruled in what was considered a monarchial system

*Monarchial System- political system in which soverign ruler presides.

Egypt experienced many diffrent rules throughout its history

Not only did men rule Egypt but women also reigned throughout Egypt’s History .

the most famous of all leaders was: King Tut

There were many kngs and pharaoh’s in Egypt’s history: Thutmose III, Amenhotep, Ramses II

Pharaoh Ramses II enslaved the Isrealites

King Akheneton ruled douring the 1300’s

Ramses III confronted Moses as he attempted to lead the children of Isreal out of slavery

Golden Bed of King Tut was shaped in the form of a calf

Pharoh’s were revered in Egypt

Pharoh’s were preserved

Tombs were very intricately built.

The Tombs are some of the oldest artifacts in the world

Put to rest in magnificent graves

In history there are many diffrent leaders that have had a great impact on the world as we know it today. Sargon and Hammurabi were the first to bulid empires and control and entire region. The Kings and Pharaohs of Egypt not only controlled there territory but they influenced people to try new things.

Cultural Advances

*Respect for the dead

*Proper eating habits

*Intoduction of slaves

*New Religon

Pharoh served as judge

Judged what would happen after death

Life expectancy increasd as people ate more herbs and fruit

Biblical figure lived to be hundreds og years old, a large parts of that was attributed to their eating habits.

Social Advances

*Architectre

*science

*Art

*Education

Imhotep was the first great architect Desihned and build the Great Spinx

Egyptian construction is the greatest of all time. Temples were built throughout the Nile Valley.

Costruction

*Pyramids were the most massive structures ever to be erected

Science

*Technological development was a key source the allowed the Egyptian to discern what lad was good for cultivaton

*How to conserve the rain and flood waters through irrigation

*How to shade and expose crops so they could recieve proper balance of light and water

Education

*Give an example of real life anecdote

*Sympathize with the audiences situation if appropriate