African civilizations

Egypt
1. Old Egypt (2650 - 2200 BCE )
  1. Terrytory
    1. Next to the Nile river
  2. Land
    1. It's divided in 4 parts
      1. Lower Egypt,
      2. Upper Egypt
      3. Black land
      4. Red land,
  3. Government
    1. Was divided into noms
  4. Religion
    1. They believe in many gods
      1. King is considered like a god
  5. Art
    1. Hieroglyphics
    2. Not an expensive range of colors
  6. Architecture
    1. Pyramids
    2. Obelisks
    3. Sphinxes
    4. Temples
2. Middle Egypt ((2055-1795)
  1. Territory
    1. Capital: Thebes
    2. Surrounded by a desert
    3. They conquered Nubia territory
    4. Hyskos invasion
      1. from Levant area
  2. Religion
    1. Believes
      1. Osiris
      2. Dead peolple
      3. Underwolrd gods
    2. lost faith
      1. Priests
      2. Kings
  3. Government
    1. rebellion happended
    2. weak state
      1. Military
      2. Politically
  4. Art
    1. Classical period
      1. very important role
  5. Land
    1. divided into 2 parts
      1. upper Egypt
        More desert
        Muddy
      2. lower Egypt
        Mountains
        Waterfall
3. New Egypt (1550-1050 BCE)
  1. territory
    1. expanded territory
    2. battles for land
  2. land
  3. religion
    1. believes
      1. Ra
    2. protective amulets and talismans.
  4. government
    1. the term Pharaoh was used
      1. Akhenaten & Nefertiti
      2. Ramses II
      3. Tuthmosis I:
      4. Hatshepsut:
  5. art
    1. The Book of the Death
      1. papyrus
    2. Sculptures
    3. architecture
      1. Pillars
      2. Columns
Nubia (2300 BCE - 350 CE)
1. land
  1. rich soil
    1. fertile
    2. gold
    3. cooper
2. government
  1. farmers became powerful
  2. city of Kerma
3. Relationships
  1. commercial trading
    1. Metal
    2. Slaves
    3. Ebony
    4. Ivory
4. territory
  1. Northeast Africa
  2. south of the Catarcts

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