PPT-Non Egyptian Ancient African Civilizations

World History Libertyville High School NonEgyptian East Africa Nubia Area between First through Fifth cataracts of Nile Conquered by Egypt around 2000 BC Served as major trading center between Egypt African societies. 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 . 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. 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 . 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. . 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.. 4 Regions!. City-States in Mesopotamia. Egypt & Nile River. Indus Valley. China. Common Characteristics ??. Water!!. Deserts of river cultures short on resources. River Valley Civilizations. Opportunity to adapt environment. 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 . 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?. 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. . . Satellite View. Africa’s Size. Second largest continent .  11,700,000 sq. mi.. 10% of the world’s population.. 2 ½ times the size of the U. S.. 5. 0. 0. 0. M. I. L. E. S. 4 6 0 0 M I L E S. 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. .