Ancient Egypt
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6th Grade
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Stephanie Huffman
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Ancient Egypt
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Geography
Rivers were very important to Egypt, especially for AGRICULTURE (farming)
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Geography
Egypt is located near the Nile so the climate was sunny and warm- this makes it a perfect place for FARMING!
Egypt was an AGRICULTURAL society which can have problems with spread of diseases from animals to people
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Religion
Egyptians were POLYTHEISTIC (many gods)
They also believed their Pharaoh was a GOD.
Mesopotamians were also polytheistic
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Achievements
Calendar
Pyramids
Papyrus
Shipbuilding
Hieroglyphics
Mummification
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Politics
Egyptian government is a THEOCRACY- Pharaoh was head of religion and considered a god
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Politics
Pharaoh made ALL of the decisions, but sometimes had help from his advisors
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Economics
AGRICULTURAL and TRADE
There was specialized labor and trade caused by a surplus (extra) while farming (Mesopotamia also had this)
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Social Structure
Egypt had a ruling Upper Class made up of PHARAOH and RELIGIOUS LEADERS (priests)
Middle Class includes small business owners and artisans (people who make things)
Lowest Class included farmers. MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN EGYPT WERE FARMERS
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Social Structure
Egypt had a written language (hieroglyphics), so people who could read and write (literate) were a part of the UPPER CLASS.
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