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Ancient Egypt
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year 9 History & Science & English Mind Map on Ancient Egypt, created by Rachel Herron on 25/03/2014.
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Ancient Egypt
Religion
Afterlife
Mummification & embalming
this was important because it meant that your soul could recognise you and take you to the after life
field of reeds = heaven
once dead you had to go through the weighing of the hearts ceremony
you could take belongings with you to the afterlife
Gods
Polytheistic (has over 2000 gods
Main gods
Ra the sun god
Thoth, god of writing & knowledge
Hathor, goddess of fertility
Osiris, god of death and the underworld
Sobek, god of the nile
Horus god of the sky
Anubis, god of mummification
the Pharaoh
Duties
to ensure that there was enough food for everyone
Ma'at was the heart of Egyptian life
the gods looked kindly on people
ensures that Egypt's army can defend itself
ensures that the Nile will flood
Inheritance
son of the pharaoh will inherit the throne
if the pharaoh has no son or no more males in the family left then the daughter or next female will inherit the throne. eg Hatshepsut
Ancient Egyptian society ruled Egypt from 3100BC to 332 BC
Trade & Conflict
Conflict (wars)
reasons for wars
access to trade routes and areas with natural sources
when Egypt was threatened by neighbours
Major Enemies
Hyksos- North East
Nubians- South
Libyans- West
Trade
Libya - lion skins & leopard
Sinai Desert- Metal & Turquois
Punt - Incense, Myrrh, oil & Ebony
Bactria (Iran) - Lapis-Lazuli & Kohl
Nubia - Metal & Slaves
Byblos (Lebanon) - Cedar Wood
Geography
Red Lands (the desert)
Inhospitable- people didn't live there
Protects Egypt from enemies- to harsh of an environment to travel/fight in
Egypt is 90% desert
Egypt is in Africa
The Nile River
the Nile gave life to Egypt
Provides water to Egypt
floods annually(July-Oct)
when it floods, it rises 10 Metres
The Seasons
Akhet- the flood season
Peret- the seed time
Shemu- the harvest time
the Black lands
called the black lands because of the colour of the fertile soil that plants could grow on
people lived there because it was not as hot as the red lands and it was a sustainable place because it flooded annually
Hierogliphics
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