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CIVILIZATION IN
EGYPT
 CIVILIZATION

AFRICA AMERICA

Other Civilizations and

Olmec
Egyptian Civilization Kingdoms
Mayan

Northeast: Ghana Mombasa Aztec

Kush Mali Zanzibar Inca
Axum Songhai Mogadishu
 Objective
►The student will be able to:
Analyze the growth of
Egyptian
civilization: its government,
economy, culture, customs
and traditions, and society.
“Egypt is the gift of Nile”
Nile River
• made the soil fertile
(through silts)
• provided water for
irrigation.
• served as a highway
connecting the
lower and the upper
Egypt.
Nomes-independent
villages

TWO MAJOR
KINGDOMS
1. Lower Egypt- North
2. Upper Egypt- South
*the two kingdoms are
always at war
MENES
-the king of the
Upper Egypt
who united the
two kingdoms
of Egypt.
-the first
pharaoh
THREE KINGDOMS:
1. Old Kingdom
2. Middle Kingdom
3. New Kingdom
 “Pyramid Age”
Old Kingdom Pharaoh- great house
-the son of Amon-Ra
Hieroglyphics-system of
writing
Step Pyramid of Sakkara- the
world's oldest stone structure
Middle Kingdom

-ruled by the prince from

Thebes
-irrigation system was
constructed
-Canals were built
-expansion of borders
The Hyksos
Hyksos- nomadic
invaders conquered
Egypt for 200 years.
Hyksos learned much
of Egyptian culture
(chariot, bow and
arrow)
New Kingdom - a new leader from Thebes
drove the Hyksos out
-Egypt established an
empire.
Queen Hatshepsut- the first
female pharaoh of Egypt.
Thutmose III-expanded the
empire to its greatest size
Amenhotep (Akhenaton)-
introduced monotheism
The Fall
• Rameses II-the last ruler
of the new kingdom
• Queen Cleopatra- tried
to restore the empire but
was not successful.
• Egypt became a province
of Rome
 In 1976, his remains were issued an Egyptian
passport (nearly 3 thousand years after his death) so
Fun Fact!!!! that he could be transported to Paris for an irradiated
treatment to prevent a fungoid growth
Social Class
Status of Women

Women in New Kingdom enjoyed

high status:
• acquire property
• has legal and economic rights
• manage property
•hold government offices Pharoahs
(Women) of ancient Egypt
• Nefertiti
• Hatshepsut
• Cleopatra
 Why did the Egyptians
Religion build pyramids?
Pyramids- show
Egyptians' belief of afterlife
Khufu (Cheops)- the most
biggest and enduring
pyramids.

Polytheism- the belief of

many gods/goddesses
SUMMAR
YI. Geography
A. Nile III. The Fall
B. Two Kingdoms A. Ramesses II
C. Menes B. Cleopatra
II. Three Periods IV. Social Class
A. Old Kingdom (Pyramid V. Status of Women
Age) VI. Religion
1. Pharaoh
A. Pyramids
2. Heiroglyphics
B. Khufu (Cheops)
B. Middle Kingdom
C. Polytheism
1. Hyksos
C. New Kingdom
1. Hatshepsut
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CIVILIZATION IN
CHINA
 ASIAN
CIVILIZATION
Emerged in River
Valleys

TIGRIS & INDUS HUANG HO

EUPHRATES

Other Civilizations in Shang Other

Sumerian Other Civilizations
and Kingdoms Dynasties
and Kingdoms
Zhou
Harappa Mohenjo-d Qin
Akkadian Maurya
aro Han
Assyrian Gupta
Chaldean Sui
Mughal Tang
Persian
Sang
Yuan
Ming
 Objective
►The student will be able to:
Analyze the growth of
Chinese
civilization: its government,
economy, culture, customs
and traditions, and society.
 ► Geographic
Geography barriers limited
contact China and
other
civilizations.
► Chung Kuo
(Middle
Kingdom)- center
of the world
 ► Huang Ho (Yellow
Geography River)- windblown
yellow soil (loess)
from Siberia. Also
called, “the river of
sorrow”
Myth ► Pan Gu- hatched
from the egg
► Yu the Great-
miraculous
engineer
Shang Dynasty
► the first recorded
dynasty.
► Shang ruler
ruled over the
capital city
Shang Dynasty RELIGION
► Shang Ti- main god
► polytheism was practiced
► Ancestor worship- act
as go-betweens
► Oracle bone- fortune
telling
 Zhou Dynasty DAILY LIFE
► ruled China for 800 years
► Ruler- representative of
god (Mandate of
Heaven)
► Dao- a ruler should rule
in a proper way
Zhou Dynasty THE
FALL
Warring States-
► Period of the
200 years of war
between states
Contributions
► Abacus
► Silk
► Compass
► Paper
► Ink