ANCIENT EGYPT

ANCIENT EGYPT

1. RELIGION

   • Amun Ra
     • God of the sun
     • Sun brings life, warmth, growth so he is the most important god
   • Belief in an after life and mummification
     • Mummification prepared people for the afterlife
     • Only rich people could afford the best, longest lasting and effective mummification
     • Important people were buried in tombs e.g. Viziers in the pyramids of Giza
     • People fill the tomb with the things the dead person will need in the afterlife
     • Average people's bodies haven't survived as they didn't get such a good mummification
     • Embalming = mummification
   • Polytheistic
     • Many gods
     • Osiris King of the underworld Green body mummified pharaoh
     • Horus God of the sky protects the pharaohs head of a hawk body of a man sun disk staff represents power
     • Anubis God of the dead Jackal head and body of a man Ank = life and death Anubis is the god that will weigh your heart
     • Isis Goddess of rebirth reencarination of crops
     • Hathor Goddess of love and joy Mother of the Pharaohs similar to her husband Horus she is a protector god depicted as a cow she also has a sundisk

2. POWER OF THE PHARAOH

   • The Pharaoh has power over upper and lower egypt
   • Pharaoh means great house in the ancient egyptian language
   • The Pharaoh is a sole ruler and makes rules s/he likes
   • The Pharaoh owns most of the land for that they collects taxes
   • Ancient Egyptians believed the Pharaohs could controll the universe
   • The people thought the Pharaoh was a god or a decent of a god
   • The Pharaoh was responsible for
     • The regular flooding of the nile
     • Enough food for the people to eat
     • The gods looked kindly on the people
     • Egypt could win battles against eniemes
     • MA'AT was at the heart of Egyptian life
       • Ma'at means truth or justice

3. GEORAPHY

   • Egypt, North Africa
   • Egypt is in the Sahara desert it is very dry and empty
   • Nile river
   • NILE RIVER
     • The Nile has regular floods every September which creates fertile soil for the farmers
     • The Nile makes the land green and fertile and beyond it is dull and baron
     • Acts like a river for upper and lower egypt
     • The Nile river can be seen from space

4. SOCIETY

   • SERVANTS AND SLAVES serve everyone else
   • FARMERS produce food
   • ARTISANS skilled craftsman
   • SCRIBES record important imformation
   • VIZIERS advisors
   • PHARAOH leader

5. CONTACT AND TRADE

   • Egyptians gained resources and war through trade
   • Contact went as far as Somalia (Africa) Ethiopia (Africa) and settlements going along the Red sea
   • Exports
     • flax which is a yellow, long grass
     • beads
     • Beer
     • Weapons
   • Imports
     • Oil
     • Timber
     • Copper
     • semi-precious stones
     • Gold
     • Ivory
     • Slaves
     • Exotic animals
     • Horses
     • Honey
     • Fruit
     • Pots
   • Used boats on the Nile to transport goods or walked with cows or horses
   • War in Ale was usually over power and land and resources(wealth)
   • Hyksos were the first major people to invade Ale in 1650BCE

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