PPT-Why did Egyptian civilization develop where and when it did?

Barbara Tewksbury Hamilton College Why did Ancient Egyptian civilization develop where it did Presence of the Nile Nile is only transSaharan river Seasonal rainfall in high areas of East Africa plus topography that directs water west and north. 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 . mixture of various logographic and alphabetic elements. used for religious literature . over 700 – 800 basic symbols. Hieroglyph comes from two Greek words meaning “sacred writing”. This came from the Egyptians’ own word for their language meaning “divine speech”. Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent. Geography of the Fertile Crescent. Section 1. What made civilization possible in Mesopotamia?. Tigris and Euphrates flooding left a fertile layer of soil for crops, which provided food for early settlements.. GAME MAKING. Fergeson and . Brackeen. 2010. Helpful hints on gathering facts. for the GAME. Geography . GEO. Monuments/ Pyramids . M.P. .. Government . GOV. Gods . GOD. Pharoahs. . PH. Afterlife . 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. . . 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. . By: Mamdouh Fadil. University of Sussex - UK. Research Questions / focus:. How the public high schools within the Egyptian context after 30 years under Mubarak regime were spatially and temporally produced by the Egyptian state as . Egyptian Pyramids. Pyramids of Giza. Egyptian Pyramids. How were the pyramids built?. Who built the pyramids?. Egyptian Pyramids. Did slaves build the great pyramid at Giza?. Did aliens build the great pyramid at Giza?. Meso = means middle. Refers to any cultures that lived in present-day Mexico & Central America. Olmec Civilization. One of the earliest Mesoamerican civilizations. Located near Gulf of Mexico. Knowledge of them comes from excavations of 2 main sites = San Lorenzo and La Venta . Alopochen. . aegyptiaca. ) in . Texas. Corey T. Callaghan. 1. , . Katherine M. Conlan. 2. ,. . Daniel M. Brooks. 2. , . 1. Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida . 2. The Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, Texas. Music, singing and dancing played an important role in ancient Egyptian life. Music was played everywhere. As well as during dances, festivals and religious ceremonies, it was played at work, in battles and even in the tombs..