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Egyptian civilisation hh.w.5
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2. Egypt was first settled about 5000 B.C.(7000 years ago)
by nomads.
Egyptian Civilization developed because of the Nile
River.
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4. Flooded every year.
Provided fertile soil for crops when the “silt”, from the
bottom of the river bed, full of vitamins and minerals
would flood the Earth.
Uses of Nile for them are Drinking, Bathing, Agriculture
& Transportation.
5. The king or ruler of Egypt was called a
Pharaoh.
The Pharaoh was seen as a god.
Everyone worked for the Pharaoh.
When he died, the pharaoh was mummified and
buried in a beautiful chamber along with his
belongings.
6. King Tutankhamen was 9 years old when he was chosen to replace
Akhenaton.
The priests of Egypt controlled King Tut, who died when he was
only 19 years old.
His tomb was discovered in 1922. The tomb contained everything
Tut would need in the afterlife.
7. King Tut was originally named Tutankhamen
because his father, Akhenaton's, religious
devotion to Aten, the spirit of the sun god.
Tut’s mother was probably a woman named
Kiya, Akhenaton's secondary wife.
Tut was married at age nine to
Ankhesenpaaten, who was his half sister.
Tutankhamen died in 1325 BC
Tut’s cause of death is still unknown
King Tut: Family Relationships
8. • Tut was buried in a small tomb
near the floor of the Valley of the
Kings.
• Tut’s body was first dried out with
salts and resins were applied to
protect the skin.
• The brain was removed through
the nostrils, and his limbs were
wrapped in fine linen bandages.
• Different objects were wrapped up
in the linens with in his coffins that
give us many clues into the life
and beliefs of Ancient Egyptians.
9. “At first I could see nothing, the hot air
escaping from the chamber causing
the candle flame to flicker, but
presently ,as my eyes grew
accustomed to the light, details of
the room within emerged slowly from
the mist, strange animals, statues,
and gold- everywhere the glint of
gold…I was struck dumb with
amazement, and when Lord
Carnarvon, unable to stand the
suspense any longer inquired
anxiously, “can you see anything?” It
was all I could do to get out the
words, “yes, wonderful things.”
10. Some of the “Wonderful Things” Carter saw in the Tomb:
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12. From these clues we can learn about:
1. Daily life in Ancient Egypt
2. Ancient Egyptian burial practices and
religion
3. Geography and trade in Ancient Egypt
4. Power and politics in Ancient Egypt