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The Ancient Middle East
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A View of Egypt by Satellite
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The Fertile Nile Valley
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The Annual Flooding of the Nile
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Irrigation
A system for watering crops
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Civilization
A society that has achieved a high level of
culture in areas of government, religion,
technology, art, and science.
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Scenes of Ancient EgyptianDaily Life
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An Egyptian Womans Must-Haves
Perfume
Mirror
Whigs
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Pharaoh

• Ruler of ancient Egypt
• worshiped as a God

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Some Famous Egyptian Pharaohs
King Tut Tutankhamon1336-1327 B. C. E.
QUEEN HATSHEPSUT One of the few women to rule
Egypt
Ramses II1279-1212 B. C. E.
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Egyptian Nobility
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Egyptian Priestly Class
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Egyptian Scribe
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Papyrus ? Paper
This paper is made from the Papyrus plant, which
grows along the Nile River.
Hieratic Scroll Piece
Papyrus Plant
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The Rosetta Stone
Stone discovered in Rosetta, Egypt that was
inscribed with 3 languages and helped to decode
the hieroglyphic writing system.
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Hieroglyphics
Picture symbols in the Egyptian writing system
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Hieroglyphics Alphabet
24 letters 700 phonetic symbols
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Mummification
The process of preserving a body for burial.
Priests protected your KA, or soul-spirit
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Materials Used in Mummification
1. Linen
6. Natron2. Sawdust
7. Onion3. Lichen
8. Nile Mud4. Beeswax
9. Linen Pads5. Resin
10. Frankinsense
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Preparation for the Afterlife
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Egyptian Mummies
Ramses II1279-1212 B. C. E.
Seti I1291-1278 B. C. E.
Queen Tiye, wife of Amenhotep II1210-1200 B. C.
E.
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Journey to the Underworld
The dead travel on the Solar Bark.
A boat for the journey is provided for a dead
pharaoh in his tomb.
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Pyramid
Stone structure with a square base and four
triangular sides built as a tomb in ancient Egypt
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Giza Pyramid Complex
One of the 7 wonders of the world!
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Plan of the Great Pyramid of Khufu
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The Valley of the Kings
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Archaeology
Howard Carter (1922)
The study of past cultures by analyzing their
remains.
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Mastaba
Flat structure used as a tomb by a pharaoh, -it
was the precursor to the pyramid
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King Tutankhamons Death Mask
1336-1327 B. C. E.
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Sarcophagus
A stone coffin
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King Tutankhamuns Tomb
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Treasures From Tuts Tomb
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Scarab
Beetle, or an ornament representing a beetle,
that is thought to be sacred