Ancient Egypt

BELLWORK 9/5

We are going to start talking about Ancient Egypt today. What is similar about the
geography of Mesopotamia and Egypt? What is different?

The GRAPES of Ancient

Egypt

The study of the physical land surrounding a civilization

​What is geography?

GEOGRAPHY

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of geography?

Multiple Select

Select ALL options that are an example of geography

GEOGRAPHY OF ANCIENT EGYPT

The most important part of Ancient Egypt's geography is the Nile River

The Nile River is the longest river in the world is 4,132 miles. It once took someone 9 months to walk the length of it.

It was important because every September it would flood and create rich
soil that was great for farming. It also provided the Ancient Egyptians with
transportation and building materials (they used to make bricks out of the
mud from the river

Video of the Nile River:

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Multiple Choice

What do the Nile River in Ancient Egypt and the Tigris and Euphrates rivers have in common?

• All three are the longest rivers in the world

• They all dry up and create vast desert land

• They all flood and create rich soil for farming

• They all flood and make it difficult to farm

​Nile river was important for farming and trade

RELIGION IN ANCIENT EGYPT

● Just like Mesopotamia ancient Egyptians were polytheistic.

● They believed their gods could take the forms of animals

● Ancient Egyptians considered the Pharaoh a god, or the

person with the closest connection to the gods

​
Polytheistic
Thought the Pharaoh was a god.

What is an achievement?

What inventions or innovations has a civilization contributed to the world

ACHIEVEMENTS IN ANCIENT EGYPT

Also like Mesopotamia, the ancient Egyptians created a
picture writing system called Hieroglyphs, which was a
great achievement.

They also built beautiful and large pyramids to house and
honor their pharaohs after death.

Multiple Choice

Which is an Ancient Egyptian achievement?

​Pyramids
Hieroglyphics
Makeup
Medicine

POLITICS IN ANCIENT EGYPT

The Pharaohs were the supreme leaders and considered gods. They
were both political and religious leaders.

​Pharaoh was political and religious leader

ECONOMY IN ANCIENT EGYPT

The economy in Ancient Egypt was dependent on the Nile

both for growing the crops and then trading them to

different parts of the country.

​Trade
Farming
Natural resources - papyrus, gold, and stone

SOCIAL STRUCTURE IN ANCIENT EGYPT

Ancient Egypt had a similar social structure to Ancient
Mesopotamia. Things to Note:

Scribes were important in Ancient Egypt because they
were the only ones who could read and write the
hieroglyphics.

People were in social classes depending on their job - it is called division of labor

Priests and priestesses were important for holding
religious ceremonies

​Social Structure of Ancient Egypt

Multiple Choice

How were Ancient Egyptians divided into social classes?

• By their job

• By what the Pharaoh thinks of him

• By what religion they are

• By random selection

​Pharoah is the most powerful

There were many slaves in Ancient Egypt

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