Ancient egypt

Ancient Egypt María Camila Alzate 2Bach 2010

Introduction.
Egyptian gods and amulets.
Pharaohs
Mummification
Pyramids
Giza
Zoser
Abu Simbel
How did Egyptians build pyramids?
As a resume
Quiz

It is an ancient civilization of Eastern North Africa.
It is concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River.
It coalesced around 3150 B.C.
Its history can be divided into the following periods
Unification of Egypt
The age of the pyramids
The great empire
Las Egyptian rulers
Life in ancient Egypt revolved around the Nile.

Most Egyptians worked as field hands and a small group were nobles.
The most important person was the pharaoh
Then nobles and high priest.
Lower traders, artisans and peasants
Finally slaves.

They used to have a lot of gods
Gods had the same behavior as human
Only the pharaoh and his priest can go into the temple.
The common people used to have its own altar at home

The most important gods were:
Ra
Osiris
Horus
Isis
Anubis
Set
Hator

They were use to protect for any damage
The uraeus was the preferred protective emblem of the Pharaohs
The Eye of Horus was a symbol of magic
The Ankh is an Egyptian hieroglyph which means “life“.
The scarab was an amulet of life and power,

The king was the owner of the land and everything that was in it.
The pharaoh was considered the god Horus
The dead Emperor was the god Osiris

Nowadays he is the most famous pharaoh
When he was 18 he died
Tutankhamun's fame is due to the discovery of his intact tomb in 1922.

The Egyptians though that souls can eternity survive
He washed the body and the brain, stomach, intestines, lungs and liver were extracted
Secondly, the body was covered with natron
Later it was painted and wrapped in linen. Lastly, it was kept in its sarcophagus.

Giza is the oldest and the biggest pyramid
It was built by Hemiunu to the emperor Keops
It is composed by tree chambers

It is the tomb of the pharaohs Zoser.
It was know as the most sacred, nowadays it is the step pyramid.
Zoser was built by Imhotep in Saggara.
It was the prototype for the following pyramids.

Its name means the pure mountain.
It was built by the pharaohs Rammsees II.
The temple was built so far of any important city.
In March and September the sun rays enter into the temple.

The construction of the pyramids was an incredible achievment.
There were quarry workers.
Then, the stone was transported.
Finally, they put tue stone on its place.
They were built by free citizens:
Professionals.
Workers who paying taxes

Which of the following monument was built as a present for the Queen Nefertiti?
Zoser
Giza
Abu Simbel
Did the pyramid´s builders slaves?
True
False
Why is the King Tutankhamen so famous?
Because he built Giza
Because he was Nefertiti husband's
Because his tomb was discovered in 1922 intact

Ancient egypt

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