Ancient Egypt
George Thomas
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Physical Geography
The Key Parts of the Physical Geography
Why the Nile is so important
How Physical Geography Protected Egypt From Invaders
Social Hierarchy
Pharaoh
Tutankhamen (King Tut)
Nobles
Scribes and Craftspeople
Farmers, Servants, and Slaves
Why the Rosetta Stone is Important
Rosetta Stone
Greek
Demotic
- Hieroglyphics
How Ancient Egypt is similar and different from Mesopotamia
Egypt differences
- There were different religions
- There was a different Social Hierarchy
- There was a ruler called a Pharaoh
- There were different Dynasties
- Country name was different
- Egypt had one river named The Nile
Mesopotamian differences
- The Mesopotamians had different religions
- There ruler was called an Emperor
- They had a different Social Hierarchy
- Country name was different
- They had two rivers named The Tigris River and The Euphrates River
Similarities
- They both have at least one river
- They are right by each other
- Both are connected to the Mediterranean Sea
- The Nile River is in both Egypt and Mesopotamia
- Both use Symbols for their writing
- Both Worship Gods
- Both have a similar Social Hierarchy
Famous Pharaohs And There Contributions
Menes (Narmer)
- He was the first pharaoh of Egypt (First Dynasty)
- Born - 3050 BC
- Died - 3000 BC
Tutankhamen (King Tut)
- Died at age 19
- son of Akhenaten
- Born - 1323 BC
- Died - 1341 BC
Akhenaten
- Father was Amenhotep III
- He changed his name from Amenhotep IV to Akhenaten because of his new belief of the god of sun Aten. Aten meant "living Spirit of Aten"
- Born - Around 1380 BC
- Died - 1336 BC
- A sun disk with rays which end in hands (Meaning of Aten
- Ra form of Akhenaten
Cleopatra VII Philopator (Cleopatra)
Born - 69 BC
Died - August 30, 30 BC
Children - Caesarion, Cleopatra Selene II, Alexander Helios, Ptolemy Philadelphus
Neferneferuaten Nefertiti (Queen Nefertiti)
Born - 1370 BC
Died - 1330 BC
Children - Ankhesenamun, Meritaten, Neferneferuaten Tasherit,Neferneferure, Setepenre, Meketaten
Religion
Mummification
The mummification process started with the evisceration of the body. Then, all internal organs were removed except for the heart. After that, they would put an amulet with a scarab around your neck to protect the mummy in the netherworld. The next step was to dessicate the body. You had to put the body in natron salt and wait a period of days for the salt to dry up on the skin. know after you wash off all the salt off the mummy you wrap it up in linen wrapping and then put it in its sarcophagus.