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If we did not have the large machines that we have today for building would we still be able to make these large structures Why 2 Essential Question How do simple machines make life easier for us. Ancient Egypt 101. Pyramids . Pyramids . Tombs were built as burial tombs for Kings . Great Pyramid at Giza (2500 BC) . Tomb for King Khufu . Took about 20 years to build . 20,000 men to build . Death . By: Kolten Mercer, Tyson Beauperthuy and Hunter Rees.. Pyramids. Pyramids are buildings that were built in Ancient Egypt.. Most of the pyramids in Egypt were built as tombs in ancient Egypt.. In Egypt more than 130 pyramids have been found there.. Aim: How . was Egyptian government intertwined with religious . beliefs?. Do Now: What is going on in this picture?. Egyptian Society Forms. Separate Villages eventually combine . Form one kingdom . Ruled by . Number your paper 1-7. You’ll have 30 seconds for each slide. 1. What could this timeline be used for? . A. . To identify dates of famous Pharaohs. B. To identify the development of Egyptian society. Egyptian Kingdoms. Egypt used to be two separate kingdoms, Lower Egypt & Upper Egypt. That all changed when the first Pharaoh, Narmer, united both kingdoms into one Egypt. That’s why the Pharaoh’s crown is red and white, to represent both Upper & Lower Egypt.. The Great Pyramid. The Pyramids were considered "Houses of Eternity“.. Tallest human-made structure until the Eiffel Tower in the 1800's. Took approximately 23 years to build. All pyramids had to have a North-facing entrance, to align with the North Star.. (2700 BCE to 2200 BCE). People saw their kings as gods. Called a . theocracy. = same person is the political AND religious leader. King gave many responsibilities to a . bureaucracy . = groups of government officials. Welcome to Ancient Egypt. Where are we??. . Google Earth! . Geography: Egypt . Label MAP! . The ancient Egyptians enjoyed many . natural barriers. . . There were . deserts. to the east and west of the Nile River, and . Ancient Egyptian civilization. Developed gradually from 5,000 BCE to 3,000 BCE along the Nile. There were two independent . Egypts. : Upper and Lower Egypt. Egyptian history is said to begin when Upper and Lower Egypt were united by . Nefertiti. By: Andrea Tobing. Fast Facts. Family. Mother: Nefertiti’s mother was Tiy, the Royal Nurse for the pharaoh and his family. . Father: Aye/Ay (there were different spellings) was the Grand Vizier of Ancient Egypt.. By: Iris Wang, Emily Han, & Melissa Tjong . There are so many sites to see and so many great deals!  You can cruise down the Nile or visit the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx!. Here is a preview of Ancient Egypt.... MESOPOTAMIA. EGYPT. Mesopotamia and Egypt are together known as the Fertile Crescent. Just like Mesopotamia, Egypt is one of the oldest civilizations in the world. Although Egypt arose after Mesopotamia, what characteristics do you think they shared?. Capital City: Cairo. Other big cities: Alexandria, Giza, . Shubra el . Khema. Population: 82,079,636 (compared with U.S. population of about 311,800,000). . * Nearly all of Egypt’s people live in Cairo, Alexandria, and the surrounding areas of the Nile River and Suez Canal. Ancient Axum. Ancient Kush. Kingdoms in North Eastern Africa:. The Nile River Valley. Ancient Egypt. Ancient Egypt. Ancient Egypt. In the Nile River Valley, kingdoms arose because of agricultural growth, urbanization and the creation of large-scale political units. (5000-4000 B.C.E.) .