Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt

Religion
1. Polytheistic
2. Gods & Godess
  1. Animal /human/mix form
  2. Believed controlled everything
  3. From life - afterlife
3. Village & city own god/godess
  1. Place worship/honour etc. Temple
4. Main God- Amun Re or Ra
  1. Rep. in painting as human wearing crown/ ram
5. Anubis
  1. god of dead and embalming
    1. Drawn as man with head of a jackal
6. Hathor goddess- Sky, Love, beauty, motherhood etc.
  1. Rep- human wearing head dress, disk for sun, snake and cow horns
7. Thoth- Writing, wisdom, learning and measurment
  1. rep. man- head of ibis and body of man
8. Sobek god of Nile, The army and fertility
  1. Associated with crocodile
    1. Rep. as a crocodile or a crocodile with human body
Queen Hatshepsut
1. One of the many few female pharaohs..
  1. Ruled for about 20 years
  2. Reigned from 1501 BC- 1483 BC
2. Achieved peace & prosperity after fighting
3. Managed finances.
4. Trade encouraged with other parts ofAfrica
5. Overthrown by Thutmose III- Stepson
  1. Thutmose III got rid of an evidence that she was pharaoh
6. Organised restoration and extension temple
Geography
1. Valley Nile- Black Land
2. Importance of Nile
  1. Farming; Fresh water, wealth and transport
Timeline & General
1. Dated from 2600-2200 BC
2. Know bout them- burial custom & climate
3. Writing- Hieroglyphics
The Pharaoh & Social Pyramid
1. Pharaoh= King
2. Pharaoh
  1. Nobles
    1. Officials
      1. Scribes
        Peasants

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