Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt

By Allissa Hickson for HUM071G

Riddle me this..

​What do you call an Egyptian Doctor?

A Cairo-practor

Get it? Cairo is the Capital Egypt...

Analyse this image. What does it tell us about Egyptian Society and Daily life?

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​Daily Life

Analyse this image. What does it tell us about daily life in Ancient Egypt?

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​Daily Life

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Open Ended

What does this image tell us about daily life in Ancient Egypt? Write a short paragraph explaining what you can see in the image.

What contact did Egypt have with other societies?

Think TRADE, CONQUEST and RELIGION

They imported oil, wood and jewellery from Syria, Crete and Phoenicia. Trade with the mystical kingdom of Punt which Hatshepsut herself visited during her reign - gold, resins, ebony, ivory, slaves, baboons, monkeys)

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​TRADE

​The Egyptians traded with cultures of lower Nubia and the Kingdom of Kush (modern day Sudan) – copper, pottery, and furniture. Nubia was also the source for much of Egyptian gold – gold was mined by chained slaves who laboured day and night.

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Trade

Multiple Choice

What products were imported from Syria, Crete and Phoencia?

• jewellery, oils, spices

• wood jewellery, perfumes

• wood, jewellery, oils

Multiple Choice

Gold, resins, ebony, ivory, slaves, baboons and monkeys where traded with which mystical kingdom?

• Punt

• Sudan

• Italy

• Nubia

Multiple Select

What two grains were grown in Ancient Egypt?

• Rice

• Barley

• Corn

• Wheat

Multiple Choice

What vegetables were grown in Ancient Egypt?

• Onions, leeks, beans, cucumbers and spinach

• Onions, leeks, cabbages, beans, cucumbers and lettuce

• Leeks, spring onions, broccoli and lettuce

• ​1700-1550BCE is known as the HYKSOS Dynasty

• The were know as the Persian Rulers

• There where chariots involved! Woot!

• They embraced the Egyptian culture

• ​New innovations such as: Ottery wheel, better bronze-working techniques, composite bows, full body armour, scimitars, battle axes, musical instruments like tambourine and oboe

​Who is this guy?

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Conquest continued

Fill in the Blank

Who led the Greeks to Egypt in 332 BCE?

(what is his name?)

The Greeks, led by Alexander the Great, entered Egypt in 33BCE. The time that the Greeks ruled Egypt is called the PTOLEMAIC Dynasty.

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Was this a good or a bad thing I wonder?​

​The PTOLEMAIC Dynatsy

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Poll

Do you think the Greeks conquering Egypt would be a good or a bad thing?

• Yes, they may have bought with them new ideas and innovations.

• No, they tried to change Egypt's way of life.

​Alexander the Great built a large Greek city along the Nile Delta in 331BCE

Alexandria

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Greek rules during the PTOLEMAIC Dynasty had little interest in the Egyptian culture and way of life.

​​Foreign Rulers

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Open Ended

Use your knowledge of the Egyptian way of life and consider how the Greek rulers may have impacted Ancient Egyptian society. Write your answer below.

Following Alexander’s departure, Ptolemy I Soter established a dynasty that was to last almost 300 years; their power reinforced by having the population see them as living gods

​​PTOLEMAIC Dynasty

The last member of the Ptolemy dynasty was Queen Cleopatra. Famous for her affair with Julius Caesar. The Roman Armies defeated her armies, leading to downfall of Egypt and Roman Domination.

Cleopatra

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Multiple Choice

Persians, Greeks, Romans and then...?

Who conquered Egypt in the 7th Century

• Chinese Budhists

• Spanish Christians

• European Catholics

• Muslim Arabs

In the 7^th century CE, Egypt underwent Islamicisation, following its defeat at the hands of Muslim Arabs

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