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Ancient Egypt

How long did it last?

Almost 3000 years ago.

Where was it located?

Nothern Africa near the Nile River

What was papyrus used for:

to make paper

Why was the Nile useful

Water source, fish, transportation, accessto open sea,

Where does the Nile start and empty?

It starts in lake Victoria and ends on the Mediterranean Sea.

The Three KIngdoms

Old Kingdom

2575 to 2150 BC

Age of Pyramids, prosperous time. Trade and art flourished

Middle Kingdom

1975 - 1640 BCE

Unified under a pharaoh . Capital Tebes. Economy boomed. Army explanded.

New Kingdom

1520 - 1075 BCE

Golden Age of Wealth Prosperity and Power

Religion

Ra (sun god), Isis (mother goddess), Osiris (god of the dead) Horus (the god of the sky), Toth (the god of knowledge)

Mummification

To preserve people,

Pyramids

Memorials and burrial places for the pharaohs.