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RIVER VALLEY
CIVILIZATION
EGYPT(3000-1780 B. C)

EGYPT
Egyptian

civilization belongs to one of the

ancient civilization in the world. Egypt is also
called the Gift of Nile.

To

the west of Egypt lies the vast Sahara desert

and to the East lies the Namibian desert.

Direct

evidence of the early stages of the

Egyptian civilization is available below the
alluvial soil deposited in the Nile valley.

SOCIAL STRUCTURE
THE KING(PHARAOH)
PRIESTS,OFFICERS, ARTISTS
PEASENTS
THE SLAVES

ECONOMIC LIFE
AGRICULTURE

WAS THE MAIN

OCCUPATIONS OF THE EGYPTIANS.THEY
DOMESTICATED ANIMALS LIKE
COW,OX,SHEEP,GOAT,CAMEL.

THEY

IMPORTED
WOOD,COPPER,IVORY,GOLD,POTTERIES

THEY

EXPORTED
VESSELS,CLOTHES,PAPIRUS,ORNAMENTS,
GRAINS,CATTLES

RELIGIOUS BELIEF

EGYPTIANS HAD A DEEP FAITH IN RELIGION.

THE SUN WAS THEIR MOST IMPORTANT GOD.

THEY FIRMLY BELIEVED IN LIFE AFTER DEATH.

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EGYPTIAN ARCHITECTURE AND

SCULPTURE

EGYPTIANS WERE THE

FIRST WHO ENTERED
INTO THE WORLD OF
ARCHITECTURE.

THEY GAVE SHAPE TO

MANY MONUMENTS LIKE
PYRAMIDS,TEMPLES,SPHI
NX,MUMMIES ETC.

THE MOST IMPORTANT OF

ALL PYRAMIDS IS THE
GREAT PYRAMID AT

PYRAMIDS

THE PYRAMIDS OF EGYPT

ARE ONE OF THE
WONDERS OF THE
WORLD.
THEY BRING OUT THE
STRENGTH AND BEAUTY
OF WORK IN STONE.THE
BASE OF THE PYRAMIDS
IS SQUARE AND THE
SIDES ARE TRIANGULAR.

CONSTRUCTION OF PYRAMIDS

HEIROGLYPHI
CS
THE EGYPTAIN
SCRIPT IS KNOWN
AS HEIROGLYPHICS
WHICH MEANS
SACRED WRITING.
THEY WROTE WITH
REED PENS ON THE
LEAVES OF A

GROWTH OF SCIENCE
AND MATHEMATICS

THE EGYPTAINS DEVELOPED DECIMAL

SYSTEM OF NUMERATION.

THEY COULD ALSO CALCULATE THE AREA OF

TRIANGLE OR A RECTANGLE.
THE INVENTION OF THE SOLAR CALENDER.

THE GREAT INVENTIONS OF THE EGYPTIANS

WERE SUN DIAL AND WATER CLOCK.
THE FIRST WELL KNOWN BOOK ON
MATHEMATICS WHICH INCLUDE FRACTIONS

SPECIAL THANKS TO
MRS: SUJATH TEACHER & MY FRIENDS

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