Egypt - Politics

Egypt - Politics

Multiple Choice

The G in GRAPES stands for _____ ?

• Government

• Geography

• Global

Multiple Choice

The R in GRAPES stands for _____ ?

• Random

• Retail Industry

• Rulers

• Religion

Multiple Choice

The A in GRAPES stands for _____ ?

• Achievements

• Answer

• Ancestor

• Amazing

Multiple Choice

The P in GRAPES stands for _____ ?

• Place

• People

• Politics

• Population

​Politics is how people with POWER in groups make decisions.

Multiple Choice

What topic would be in politics?

• Invention of writing

• farming

• laws and rules

Any group of people living together in a country, state, city, or local community has to live by certain rules. The system of rules and the people who make and administer them is known as a government.​

Government

The purpose of a government is to keep everyone living in that civilization SAFE.

Multiple Choice

What is the point of government?

• To provide pets for every citizen that wants one

• To make and enforce rules to keep people safe

• To make people believe what you believe

Open Ended

What would happen if there were no laws?

There are many different types of governments.

Multiple Choice

There is only one type of government.

• true

• false

Monarchy

• Control of government is in the hands of a Monarch (King, Queen)

• Usually they are in charge for life and their children become the new Monarch

• An example of a Monarchy is England (UK), Australia, Japan, Canada

Multiple Choice

What type of government has a king or queen in charge of it?

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Socialism

• Dictatorship

Ancient Egypt was a monarchy -- a pharaoh had all political power.

Multiple Choice

Ancient Egypt was a

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

A pharaoh ​was the ruler or king of ancient Egypt. The pharaoh was also believed to be the son of a god. He or she was made the high priest of every temple in Egypt.

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​Egyptian Pharaohs

​Being a pharaoh was an inherited job. After a pharaoh died, the crown was passed from father to son.

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​Becoming a Pharaoh

Multiple Choice

Who was the ruler and high priest of ancient Egypt?

• President

• Pharaoh

• Senator

• Principal

Multiple Choice

How did people become pharaoh?

• It was Inherited

• People voted

Multiple Choice

A pharaoh was believed to be the son of a god.

• True

• False

​Pharaohs did not rule alone. Family members, advisors and noblemen helped the king make decisions. The pharaoh's mother ruled with him if he was still young.

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The pharaoh:

• Made laws

• Collected taxes

• Waged wars

• ​Oversaw all the land in Egypt

• Acted as a religious leader​

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​A Pharaoh's Job

The Job of Pharaoh

Pharaoh, like everyone in ancient Egypt , had a job to do. His (or her) job was to take care of the people. Every decision made had to be in the best interest of the people. For example, if Pharaoh announced that all bread was free for everyone, that might sound very nice, but it would put people out of work. Bakers would not be able to trade for what they needed. That would not be in the best interest of all the people. So Pharaoh rarely made a snap decision. Everything was thought through, and Pharaoh received advice from his many advisors and government officials, whose job was to help Pharaoh run the country.

In exchange for all Pharaoh owned and controlled, Pharaoh was responsible for Ma'at - for the health and happiness of ancient Egypt. If Pharaoh did not do his or her job, the Nile would not rise and leave rich soil behind for planting as the waters receded. If the people did not obey Pharaoh, the Nile would not rise.

Multiple Choice

Pharaohs ruled alone.

• True

• False

Open Ended

What was a pharaoh's job? (Name at least one thing).

A pharaoh's job was ...

Ancient Egypt lasted for more than 3000 years. In that time, there more more than 170 pharaohs. Most pharaohs were men, but there were some pharaohs were women.

​Who Ruled?

The Crook and Flail

The crook and the flail are two of the symbols of the Pharaoh.

The shepherd's crook stood for the pharaoh ruling over the people and the flail for the fertility of the land.

Only pharaohs could carry these items.

Multiple Choice

Only Pharaohs could carry a crook and a flail.

• True

• False

Some women were allowed to rule if they were from a royal family and there was no man to rule. These women claimed the throne and became pharaohs.

Female Pharaohs

Multiple Choice

Women who ruled Egypt were ________.

• Queens

• Pharaohs

• Senators

Famous Pharaohs

• Khufu ruled for ​about 26 years.

• He b​ecame king when he was in his 20's.

• ​He had the Great Pyramid of Giza built. It became is tomb when he died.

• His mummy and treasure were never found. ​

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​Khufu

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• ​Hatshepsut, a female pharaoh, ruled for about 20 years.

• ​During her rule, there was peace and wealth.

• She had many monuments and statues built.

• ​Her mummy was discovered in the Valley of the Kings.

​Hatshepsut

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• Cleopatra ruled for 21 years.

• She made the Egyptian emp​ire larger and wealthier.

• Cleopatra's life has always been told like a story.

• Her mummy and burial place has never been found.

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​Cleopatra

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• Tut ruled for 9 years.

• He became king when he was 9 years old. ​

• During his rule, Egypt was the most powerful country in the world. ​

• His tomb was discovered ​filled with his treasures.

​Tutankhamun

King Tut​

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• King Tut's tomb was discovered in 1922 by ​archeologist Howard Carter and his team. It was special because it was Egyptian pharaoh's tomb discovered with all of its treasures.

• The discovery of this tomb was one of the most important in history. Archeologists recorded what a pharaoh's tomb looked like and learned more about ancient Egypt.

• ​The treasure traveled the world for others to see.

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King Tut's Tomb

• There were over 5,000 objects in the tomb including:

  • ​Gold Jewelry

  • Statues

  • Model boats

  • Paintings

  • King Tut's sarcophagus and funeral mask

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King Tut's Treasures

Multiple Choice

King Tut's tomb was found with his mummy and treasures.

• True

• False

Open Ended

Why was the discovery of King Tut's tomb so important?