PPT-Ancient Egyptian Civilization

By Maryam Shafiekhorassani Safa Hijazi Doaa Basma Time period They emerged at 3200 BC Very stable kingdoms that were separated by periods of instability1600110 BCE They were at their peak 2 million years ago when conquered by rome. Two. Ancient Middle East and Egypt. 3200 B.C.-500 . B.C.. Section . Four. Egyptian Civilization. The ancient Egyptian civilization had an organized religion.. Ancient Egyptians believed . that many gods and goddesses ruled the world and the afterlife. . Egyptians were polytheistic. . Common gods:. . Ptah. – creator of the world. Anubis . – god of the dead. . Re. – sun god. . Osiris . – god of the underworld. . Isis . – goddess of magic. , . the beginning of civilization. World History. Today’s Date. Mesopotamia, . the beginning of . civilization. Page # (Your next available page). Interactive Notebook. Table of Contents. Given instructional . 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. 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 . Demise of Egyptian Civilization . Class Notes Mrs. Lewis. Egyptian civilization reached its pinnacle during the New Kingdom era (1550BCE- 1069BCE).. . This was considered the Golden Age of Egypt. . . 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.. What do you think is written here?. The . R. osetta stone. Task: . Create your own hieroglyphic alphabet. . Then write a message in your new alphabet.. Then have one of your peers decode your message.. 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 . Barbara Tewksbury, Hamilton College. Why did Ancient Egyptian civilization develop where it did?. Presence of the Nile. Nile is only trans-Saharan . river. Seasonal rainfall in high areas of East Africa plus topography that directs water west and north. 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 . Ruled Egypt, but was killed by his jealous brother . Set. .. His brother cut . Osiris. into pieces and sprinkled them throughout Egypt.. He was saved by his wife . Isis. .. Ruled the underworld and was the god of the Nile River. . Jules Janick. Period. Time frame. Event. Paleolithic-Neolithic. (Pre-dynastic). 10,000–4000 . BCE. Agricultural beginnings. Old Kingdom. (I–VI dynasty). 3100–2180. Government; Earliest pyramids; Reunification of Upper and Lower Egypt (3100 . Vocabulary. 1. . Fertile Crescent.  – the boomerang-shaped region of the Middle East that was home to some of the earliest human civilizations. Also known as the “Cradle of Civilization,”. 2. .