How can the location people

choose to settle affect their future

?
Write your answer on a sticky note

How did Egypts first cities begin?

A.Artisans and merchants settled next to ruling families
B.Farmers were forced to live next to ruling families
C.Artisans invited ruling families to live near them

Review
What is a river delta and why is it important to
Ancient Egypt?
How do cataracts limit trade?
What created Egypt's first cities? (Think about
artisans and ruling families)

Egyptian Government and

Religion

How the government works

Egyptian government was organized as a large
bureaucracy
A bureaucracy is a system of offices and officials that
handle the business of the government.
Egyptian bureaucracy was headed by a Vizier

Ruling Class
The Pharoah, Vizier, nobles and priests do not actually
produce any goods.
These people are supported by taxes and surplus
crops.

Egyptian pharoahs
A Pharaoh is a monarch of a united Egypt
A monarch is an absolute ruler often claiming divine
power
Monarchs usually try to expand the kingdom through
one of two ways

Two Types of Pharaohs-turn to page 148

Hatshepsut

Ramses II

Female

Male like most pharoahs

Had to dress like a man to be respected

Violent

Peaceful

Known as a great builder

Expanded Egypt's empire and wealth

through trade

Lost many soldiers

Thursday 10/29
Egyptian Religion and Social Class

Quick check
Under the venn diagram answer these two questions.
1) How is the Egyptian bureaucracy and ruling classes
supported?
2) What two ways do rulers try to expand their
power?
Share your answers with your groups

Egyptian religion
Egyptians believed in a pantheon of gods
What does that mean?
Polytheistic
They rule over the universe and every aspect of
Egyptian life

Who are the Egyptian Gods-Turn to page 150

Amon-Re: Sun god that died every night to be reborn in the morning
Osiris: God of the underworld or land of the dead
Seth: Rival of Osiris and killed and chopped up Osiris, when he is
defeated Egypt becomes united.
Isis: Wife of Osiris and mother goddess of Egypt
Horus: Son of Isis and Osiris and defeats Seth in a great battle

Egyptian social class

-Split the last level of
the pyramid to include
slaves and servants on
your copy
-How do you think the Nile
helps create this
social division?
Write this answer below
the pyramid after we discuss it

Pharaoh and Divine Power

Why do people dedicate lives to the Pharaoh?
The Pharaoh has divine power and becomes a god
upon death
- Divine: god like
Peopled feared disrespecting the Pharaoh and the
priests because they represented the gods and their
will

Mummification
Short video
Why did they mummify people?
What was the process like?

Weekly Review
- How was the upper class supported?
- How does the location of a civilization affect its
success?
- Why is the Pharaoh so important to Egyptians?
- How does the Nile river affect Ancient Egypt?

Project introduction
Get into groups of three quickly and quietly. These will
be your project groups for next week.

Once you have your group sit quietly and send up a

representative to talk to me.

Current Event
Open Google Classroom and open the document titled
October Current Event
Use the organizer to write the summary
Do not forget to write the second paragraph!
When done press Turn In

Egyptian Arts, Architecture and

Trade

Quick Review
- Who was in the bureaucracy in Ancient Egypt? Who supported them
and with what?
- What allowed for the creation of the first Egyptian Cities?
- Why was the Pharaoh so important to Ancient Egyptians?

Egyptian Cultural Accomplishments

- Everything in Egyptian culture is related to the Nile
River

- From their written language to their economy and

how they go about daily life, the Nile River is
influential

Writing in Ancient Egypt-textbook pg 152-153

Egyptians wrote using hieroglyphics
Hieroglyphics: drawing or symbol that represents
a sound or word
The Ankh or key to the Nile represents eternal life
Papyrus was provided by the Nile
Papyrus: Ancient form of paper made from Papyrus reeds
that grow in the Nile

Arts and Architecture

- Pyramids are home to the remains of some
Egyptian Pharaohs
- The Nile was key to building these structures
- Without the Nile, the massive stone blocks
could not have been shipped to that site
- Sculptures
- These represented the person in the tomb in
case the mummy was destroyed

Building the great Pyramids

http://www.history.com/shows/mankind-the-story-of-all-of-us/videos/manki
nd-the-story-of-all-of-us-building-the-pyramids

What does this video tell us about Egyptian Societies abilities and
culture? (How and why did they build these giant things)

Science and Technology in Ancient Egypt

- Ancient Egyptians developed a solar calendar similar to
the one we used today
- The calendar they developed was used to help people
predict the flooding season of the Nile and when to
plant and harvest crops
- Egyptians had the most advance medical technology in
the world
- How do you think the egyptians developed
advanced surgical and medical knowledge?

Trade in Ancient Egypt-Textbook page 158-159

Egypt and Nubia created a long relationship through trade and
commerce
-

Commerce: The buying and selling of goods and services

Egypt relied on Nubia for gold and Nubia relied on Egypt for
grain.
This created an interdependence between Nubia and Egypt
-

Interdependence: each country or group depends/needs the

other

Quick Write
- How does the Nile River influence daily life in
Egypt?

- Vocab to include
- Papyrus, interdependence, calendar
Homework: Read DBQ Background Essay and be
prepared to answer questions in class