First set of Egyptian Class handouts

1. Ancient Egyptian History Part 1, Class 1 Instructor - Joe Boisvert September 25, 2009 GCCC Encore

2. Todays Discussion Class One Pre-VIEW Maps, Time Lines for Overview of all of Egyptian History, Pottery ?? Beginning of Ritual Burial, Why??? Introduction to Written Language Maps Introduction and discussion of Upper and Lower Egypt What did Egypt Look like? Transition from Hunting and Gathering to Agriculture More on written language and need for calendar

3. Ancient Egyptian Civilization Neolithic – Pre-dynastic --------5200 - 3060 BC Early Dynastic ----------------3060 - 2710 BC (Dynasties I and II) Old Kingdom ----------------- 2710 - 2120 BC (Dynasties III-VIII) I st Intermediate Period --------2160 - 2050 BC (Dynasties IX-XI Antef) Middle Kingdom --------------- 2050 - 1795 BC (Dynasties XI Monthuhotep -XII) II nd Intermediate Period --------- 1795 - 1550 BC (Dynasties XIII-XVII) New Kingdom ------------------- 1550 - 1070 BC (Dynasties XVIII-XX) III rd Intermediate Period ---------- 1070 - 653 BC (Dynasties XXI-XXV) Late Period --------------------------- 664 - 332 BC (Dynasties XXVI-XXX) Greco-Roman Period ------- 332 BC - 395 AD (Ptolemies and Roman Emperors)

8. Early Pre-Dynastic or Prehistory Observation of Natural Mummification 6000 – 3100 BC

9. Egypt Stretched from The First Cataract 750 Miles to the Mediterranean Sea

10. Natural Mummification Egyptian Pre-dynastic

11. The Ginger Man British Museum This man (nicknamed "The Ginger Man" because of his red hair) was buried in the Egyptian sand over 5,000 years ago. Before mummification was developed, bodies were buried directly in the sand which then absorbed the water in the body. Without moisture, the bacteria that would decay the body couldn't survive, and the body remained remarkably well preserved

12. Predynastic Egyptian Man This man died more than five thousand years ago. The reconstruction of his grave-pit illustrates the early Egyptian custom of placing the body in a contracted position. Before mummification was developed around 2700 BC, bodies were placed in shallow desert graves, in direct contact with the sand. This meant that they frequently did not decay, because the hot dry sand absorbed the water that constitutes 75% by weight of the human body.

13. Without moisture bacteria cannot breed and cause decay, and the body is preserved. This body has been remarkably well preserved, even down to the hair and toe- and finger-nails.

14. EgyptianPainted pottery Vessel, Predynastic Period, Naqada II, ca. 3450–3300 B.C.

15. Pre-Dynastic PeriodNaqada II, c.3200 - 3000 BC. A large, elegant and slender black-topped conical jar. A classic type for the period! An absolutely gorgeous example of arguably the finest type of pottery to emerge out of the entire history of Egypt.

16. Early Pre-Dynastic Egyptian

17. Gathering Wheat Pre-Dynastic Egypt The Faces of Ancient Egypt

18. First Written Language ?? SUMERIA, 3,200 B.C. This Mesopotamian culture is generally thought to be the first culture to produce written texts. EGYPT, 3,200 - 3,000 B.C. Early Egyptians used a system of pictorial hiero-glyphics as a written language.

19. Who is This Man?? Just for Fun