Vocabulary Dynasty a family that hands down power from one generation to the next Mummification a ritual where all internal organs are removed from the body which is dried in salt and wrapped in cloth ID: 657237
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Ancient Egypt
A fertile valley civilizationSlide2
Vocabulary
Dynasty
: a family that hands down power from one generation to the next
Mummification
: a ritual where all internal organs are removed from the body, which is dried in salt and wrapped in cloth
Sarcophagus
: a lavish coffin
Hieroglyphics
: pictorial script composed of hundreds of signs that represent objects, ideas and sounds
Papyrus
: a plant early paper was created fromSlide3
The Nile: a sacred riverSlide4
The Nile
Without the Nile all of Egypt would be a desert and it’s soil infertile
Thus Egyptians believed the Nile to be the source of life and revered it above all things
With a dessert on either side of the Nile and cataracts in the river, ancient Egypt had natural defences that allowed their culture to flourishSlide5
Power and Social Hierarchy
Over a period of 25 centuries the pharaohs ruled Egypt
There were over 30 different dynastiesSlide6
Creation myth
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Social Hierarchy: the Elite
The pharaoh and the vizier
The pharaoh is on the top of the social hierarchy
He was king and high priest of Egypt
He was considered the son of the sun God
The pharaoh was responsible for many parts of society: irrigation, agriculture, trade , temples, religion, justice, public works and leader of the army
He gave some of this power to the Vizier who aided him in his workSlide8
Elite cont’d: Nobles
Lords, High Officials and Priests made up the class of Nobles and the privileged
They were very wealthy and influential
During time of war or crisis high ranking military officials were included in this classSlide9
Middle Class: Scribes , Artisans and Merchants
Scribes held a privileged place in society
Because they were so necessary to the nobles that they lived in the royal palace or temple
They did not have to partake in manual labour
They kept records, transcribed laws, and composed hymns
Artisans could live well as they made jeweller, furniture and clothes sought after by the rich
Merchants sold artisan products and gave them a certain status as wellSlide10
Peasants
Most Egyptians were peasants
Even though they were very important to running Egypt they lived in very poor conditions
They paid high taxes and had to do chores such as the maintenance of irrigation channels and working in the fieldsSlide11
Slaves
Slaves were the bottom of the social hierarchy
most were prisoners of war
Some toiled in mines while others worked in households