PPT-EGYPTIAN PYRAMIDS The Pyramids of Egypt

Egypts pyramids are the oldest stone buildings in the world They were built nearly 5000 years ago These ancient tombs are among the worlds largest structures The biggest is taller than a . 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 . Chapter 4. End. of Ice Age. People Invented. Writing. The. First Map. Name. of Event 4. Name. of Event 5. Name. of Event 6. 10,000 Years Ago. 5,000. Years Ago. 2500. BC. 4. th. Date. 5. th. Date. , . 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 . 1882 - 1952. 1882. On July 11, the British Mediterranean Fleet, let by Admiral Sir Frederick Beauchamp Seymour, bombed Alexandria Egypt. The death toll exceeded two thousand Egyptians and another fifty Europeans.. 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 . Number your paper 1-7. You’ll have 30 seconds for each slide. 1.. . What geographic landform was Lower Egypt located in?. A. Fertile Crescent. B. Sahara Desert. C. Nubia. D. Nile Delta. 2. Like Mesopotamians, Egyptians were?. 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 . Egyptian geography . Nile River (longest in world). Flooding- fertile black mud. Wheat and barley – irrigation . Upper/Lower Egypt. Domain ended at cataracts . Riverboats could not pass. Upper Egypt (South). 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. . 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.. (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. 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 . 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 .