Egypt- Day 4.pptx

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Mediterranean Sea

Delta

Nile River

Red Sea

Lower Egypt

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Review!

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What is a Delta?

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What is a Cataract?

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What is a Shadoof?

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What is a Dike?

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What is Papyrus?

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What is Hieroglypics?

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It all began……

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Narmer = Menes

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Dynasty……

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Education

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All children received education, whether or

not they were from a rich family

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Unprivileged children were educated in

trades

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Privileged children received formal education

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Peasants

The most

important business

in Egypt was

farming. Most of

the people who

worked in the fields

and barns were

peasants. During

the flood season

when no farming

could be done the

peasants did

building work on

temples and

palaces.

Peasants herding cattle for the Pharaoh Peasants preparing food for a

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Craftsmen

Craftsmen carving statues and ornaments Carpenters using a bow drill Metal workers making precious objects

Egyptian

craftsmen were

highly skilled. They

learned their trade

from their fathers

and, in turn, taught

their sons. They

used simple

techniques and

tools to make all

sorts of useful

things. The

Pharaoh,

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Priests

Priests were very

important people in

Egyptian times.

Besides serving the

gods, priests did many

other jobs, such as

teaching, or even

helping with the

harvest. Priests had to

be pure and clean.

They shaved their

heads and bodies and

washed four times a

day.

This statue of a priest has a bald

head, a fake beard and he is in

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Nobles

Noble on a hunting trip with

his family

Court Officials and

Noblemen held high

office in Ancient Egypt

and helped the Pharaoh

to rule the country. The

Pharaoh would often

reward loyal nobles with

gifts of land, so that they

would earn their own

money from taxes.

Being a noble was one

of the best jobs in Egypt.

Nobles were rich and

could enjoy themselves

hunting and having

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Scribes

What is a Scribe?

Scribes were the few

Egyptians who knew how to

read and write. Being a

scribe was an extremely

difficult job because in

total, there were hundreds

of different hieroglyphs to

remember.

A scribe's job was highly

regarded in Ancient Egypt.

Although being a scribe

was rewarding, the training

could take as long as

twelve years.

_{A peasant}

making papyrus Scribes were

very wise

This statue of a Scribe was found

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Be a scribe. It will save

you from toil and protect

you from every kind of

work. It will spare you

from bearing hoe and

mattock, so that you will

not have to carry a

basket. It will keep you

from plying the oar and

spare you all manner of

hardships.

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Pharaohs and Queens

Who were the

Pharaohs?

They were the kings or

Queens of Egypt. They

were the head of the

government and high

priest of every temple.

The pharaoh owned all of

Egypt. He or she decided

what was right or wrong

and their word was law.

The people of Egypt

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 _GOVERNMENT_and_RELIGION_{were inseparable in ancient}

Egypt. The PHARAOH was the head of State and the divine representative of the gods on earth.

 _{Religion and government brought order to society through:}

 _{The construction of}_TEMPLES  _{The creation of}_LAWS

 TAXATION

 The ORGANIZATION OF LABOR  _TRADE_{with neighbors}

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To reinforce their image as powerful divine rulers, the

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Not all the pharaohs were men. Before the Graeco-Roman period, at least three WOMEN

ascended the throne, the most important being Queen

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ROYAL WOMEN: Royal

mothers, wives, and daughters derived their status from their relationship with the king.

Kings had MANY WIVES and royal families were large.

The most prolific was Rameses II, who had eight wives and over a hundred children. To keep the royal bloodline pure, kings often MARRIED

within their family, a SISTER

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A DAY IN THE LIFE

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Each Group is going to get “A Day in the

LIFE” sheet of paper.

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A DAY IN THE LIFE

1-Trace it

2-Advertise

it

3-Act it

• Trace the shortest person in your group

• Give them clothes from the “job”

you have

• Draw a face,

makeup, hats, ect

• Write 3 things they DO next to their hands

• Write 3 places they GO next to their feet

• Create an

advertisement for your “job”

• Think of a Slogan

• Think of some requirements you would have for this job

• Make the Ad colorful

• Create a skit of your jobs

• Write down at least 10 lines

• The skit has to show the “job” that you were assigned.