1. Egypt
Unit 1: 8000-600 BCE
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2. Early Egyptian Civilizations
3000 BCE
Northern Africa
Along the Nile River
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3. Geography
Nile River
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Sahara Desert
PROTECTION!
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4. Old Kingdom
2700 - 2200 BCE
“The Pyramid Age”
Greatest & largest
pyramids
Capital at Memphis
Giza
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5. Middle Kingdom
2100 - 1800 BCE
Golden Age of Egypt
Trade, arts, &
literature flourished
Strong armies
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6. New Kingdom
1500 - 1000 BCE
Expansion period
Creation of an
Egyptian empire
Pharaohs gained
power
Empire destroyed by
invasions
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7. Economy
Govt. exercised
much control
Necessary
because of
irrigation?
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8. Society
Class Structure
Pharaoh
Priests
Commoners
Slaves
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9. Society
Role of Women
Buy & sell property
Serve on juries
Enter legal contracts
Right to divorce &
remarry
Equal pay
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10. Religion
Polytheistic
Afterlife
Mummification
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11. Technology
Bronze weapons
Mathematics
Medicine
Astronomy
Hieroglyphics
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12. Arts & Architecture
Pyramids
Painting
Sculpture
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