Egyptian Civilizations

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AncientEgyptian Civilizations

• BY
• Andrew Rice, Bryce Utter
• And Nathan Crowell

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KING TUTANKHAMEN

• King Tutankhamen was an Egyptian Pharaoh
  approximately nine years.
• He started ruling almost about the age of ten.
• He died at the age of eighteen in mid-January
  1343 B.C.
• He is a very famous Pharaoh because when his tomb
  was discovered it was practically un-touched.
• Most of the other Pharaohs tombs were robbed.
• When he was found in 1922 A.D. he had four
  coffins including a beautiful pure gold mask on
  the third coffin.

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KING RAMSES II

• Ramses II began his military training at a very
  young age.
• His father Seti I allowed him to serve has a
  captain in his army at the age of ten.
• When he was crowned Pharaoh he was already a
  great warrior and experienced leader.
• He followed in his fathers footsteps by trying
  to restore Egyptian power in Asia.
• He is famous for his 66 year reign and for the
  city he built with four temples in it.

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Nile River

• The Nile River extends through nine countries.
  Three of those countries are Egypt, Ethiopia,
  and Sudan. Early Egyptians relied on the Nile for
  farming, cooking, and cleaning. Later on it was a
  great way to trade goods for the Egyptians. It
  also became a great source of transportation.

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Sahara Desert

• The Sahara Desert is the largest hot desert in
  the world. It is also the second largest desert
  behind Antarctica. It extends 3,500,000 square
  miles and covers almost half of Africa. That was
  good for the Egyptians because it surrounded
  Egypt making it difficult to enter the country
  allowing them to work without worry.

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EGYPTIAN SOCIAL CLASSES

• There were 5 social classes in Ancient Egypt
  which include Pharaohs, Priests and nobles,
  Traders and artisans, Farmers and herders, and
  unskilled workers.
• The Pharaoh was the top class. There was one
  person in this class and that person ruled most
  of Ancient Egypt during their life period.
• Priests and nobles who worked as the government
  officials. They lived In the cities and large
  estates along the Nile River.
• Traders and Artisans group were mostly people who
  ran businesses.
• Farmers and Herders raised animals and grew
  crops.
• Unskilled workers was the lowest class and the
  largest.

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Inventions

• The 365 day calendar was an Egyptian invention
  that is used greatly in all parts of the world.
• Another invention is the first triangular shaped
  pyramids. These now are used in different parts
  of the world as Casinos and Hotels.
• They also invented black ink which now we use in
  pens.

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Religion

• The early Egyptians believed in many
  god/goddesses. Some are Ra the god of Sun. Nut
  the god of Sky. Amun the god of creation and
  Horus the god of Pharaohs.

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