PPT-Non Egyptian Ancient African Civilizations

World History Libertyville High School Nubia Area between First through Fifth cataracts of Nile Conquered by Egypt around 2000 BC Served as major trading center between Egypt African societies. Egypt. The people of ancient Egypt did not have scientific explanations for natural phenomena. . They believed sunshine . and . the great Nile River . were . gifts from their . many . gods. The beliefs . Art History Lesson. Grade: 5. Activity: . Name and symbol cartouche. Keywords: . Cartouche and Symbolism. Art History Lesson. :. Ancient Egyptian Art. Religion was a major influence on ancient Egyptian art. During the early part of the old kingdom the . 3,000BC just about the same time as the Mesopotamians!. What allowed Egyptians to begin trading among themselves and with others?. The introduction of the . shadoof. Farming the Nile Delta. Minerals from the red land.  . Africa. 2. nd. Largest. 2. nd. populous. 54 recognized sovereign countries . Map of Africa. African Religions. Traditional African Religion. Dogon. Egyptian. Judaism. Islam. Christianity . Chronology of World Religions (Handout). World History. Libertyville High School. Nubia. / Kush. Area between . Second through Fifth . cataracts of Nile. Area between 2. nd. and 3. rd. cataracts = . Nubia. Area between 3. rd. and 5. th. By around 3000 B.C., Egyptians began to use a form of writing called . . Hieroglyphs. It comes from the Greek “. hieros. ” meaning . sacred . and “. glyphe. ” meaning carving. The development of hieroglyphics first began as simple . Geography and History of the World . 1. History, as we know it! . Prehistory- time before writing and reading . Large span of time where we know little about the people and world inhabitants . Prehistory . People remember Egyptians for their cultural achievements:. Art. Writing. Architecture. Achievements. Inventions Page 1. Egyptian Calendar. The . Ancient Egyptians created the first known 365-day Calendar. They created it in order to mark the passage of years and to record special or significant events.. Chapter 3.3 . Egyptian gods and goddesses. Early in Egyptian history towns and villages had their own patron gods and goddesses, who they believed protected them. . Early Egyptian gods were often depicted as people, with human bodies, but with the heads of animals. . Period 1 Review. Big Picture: Turning Points. Emergence of Humankind. Globalization of Humankind. Revolution of Farming and Herding. Emergence of Civilizations. Chronology. 1.1: Big . Geography and the Peopling of the Earth. Africa and Asia. (3200 B.C.–500 B.C.). Copyright © 2003 by Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved.. World History: Connection to Today . by Susan Mosley. In ancient Egyptian times, gods were extremely important. in making the country run properly so the Egyptians . w. orshipped gods for just about everything- flooding, health, love, having babies, the sun, the sky and so on.. lasted from about 3100 B.C. to about 525 B.C. or just over 2500 years. . During . that time, there were at least 20 different dynasties with many different rulers. . Historians . divide the long history into . in making the country run properly so the Egyptians . w. orshipped gods for just about everything- flooding, health, love, having babies, the sun, the sky and so on.. There were over 2000 gods- that’s a lot more than all of the gods in all of the different religions that exist nowadays! The gods were male, or female (goddesses) and were often shown as having the body of a human and the head of an animal or bird. .