Download - The Ancient Middle East
Thanks to Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY for some of the
slides
Thanks to Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY for some of the
slides
Essential Questions:Essential Questions:Who are the Ancient egyptians?Who are the Ancient egyptians?
Where did they live?Where did they live?How did they develop their traditions How did they develop their traditions
and beliefs?and beliefs?How has their culture affected modern How has their culture affected modern
day society?day society?What is the Egyptian legacy to What is the Egyptian legacy to
Europe?Europe?
Ancient Ancient EgyptEgypt
A View of Egypt by Satellite
A View of Egypt by Satellite
The Annual Flooding of the Nile
The Annual Flooding of the Nile
Nile Irrigation-the Shaduf
Nile Irrigation-the Shaduf
Ancient Egyptian History
Ancient Egyptian HistoryPeriods Time Frame
Nile Culture Begins
3900 B. C.
Archaic 3100 – 2650 B. C.
Old Kingdom 2650 – 2134 B. C.
Middle Kingdom 2040 – 1640 B. C.
New Kingdom 1550 – 1070 B. C.
Late Period 750 – 332 B. C.
Greek Ptolemaic Era
332 – 30 B. C.
Roman Period 30 B. C.. – 395 A.D.
Menes: Unifier of Upper and Lower Egypt
c. 3050 B. C. E. ?
c. 3050 B. C. E. ?
Ancient Egyptian Housing
Ancient Egyptian HousingMiddle Class
HomesMiddle Class Homes
Peasant Homes
Peasant Homes
Scenes of Ancient EgyptianDaily Life
Scenes of Ancient EgyptianDaily Life
Making Ancient Egyptian Beer
Making Ancient Egyptian Beer
Making Ancient Egyptian WineMaking Ancient Egyptian Wine
An Egyptian Woman’s “Must-Haves”
An Egyptian Woman’s “Must-Haves”
PerfumePerfume
WigsWigs
MirrorMirror
Egyptian Social Hierarchy
Egyptian Social Hierarchy
Egyptian NobilityEgyptian Nobility
Some Famous Egyptian Pharaohs
Some Famous Egyptian Pharaohs
Akhenaton
1379 -1334 B.C.
Akhenaton
1379 -1334 B.C.
Ramses II1279-1212 B.
C.
Ramses II1279-1212 B.
C.
Tutankhamon
1336-1327 B. C. E.
Tutankhamon
1336-1327 B. C. E.
Mon
othe
ism
Tel Amarna-the great city of Akhenaton
Abu Simbel:Monument to Ramses II
Abu Simbel:Monument to Ramses II
Egyptian ScribeEgyptian Scribe
Papyrus PaperPapyrus Paper
Papyrus PlantPapyrus Plant
Hieratic Scroll Piece
Hieratic Scroll Piece
Egyptian Math & Draftsmenship
Egyptian Math & Draftsmenship
11 1010 100100 10001000 10,00010,000 100,000100,000 1,000,0001,000,000
What number is this?
What number is this?
Champollion & the Rosetta Stone
Champollion & the Rosetta Stone
Hieroglyphic
“Cartouche”
Hieroglyphic
“Cartouche”
Hieroglyphics “Alphabet”Hieroglyphics “Alphabet” 24 “letters” + 700 phonetic
symbols 24 “letters” + 700 phonetic
symbols
Preparations for the Underworld
Preparations for the Underworld
Priests protected your KA, or soul-spirit
Priests protected your KA, or soul-spirit
ANUBIS weighs the dead person’s heart against a feather.
ANUBIS weighs the dead person’s heart against a feather.
Mummification
Materials Used in Mummification
Materials Used in Mummification
1. Linen 6. Natron2. Sawdust 7. Onion3. Lichen 8. Nile Mud4. Beeswax 9. Linen Pads5. Resin 10. Frankinsense
1. Linen 6. Natron2. Sawdust 7. Onion3. Lichen 8. Nile Mud4. Beeswax 9. Linen Pads5. Resin 10. Frankinsense
Preparation for the Afterlife
Preparation for the Afterlife
The Ankh – The “Cross” of LifeThe Ankh – The “Cross” of Life
King Tutankhamon’s Death Mask
King Tutankhamon’s Death Mask
1336-1327 B. C. E.
1336-1327 B. C. E.
Egyptian MummiesEgyptian Mummies
Seti I1291-1278 B.
C. E.
Seti I1291-1278 B.
C. E.Queen Tiye,
wife of Amenhotep II
1210-1200 B. C. E.
Queen Tiye, wife of
Amenhotep II1210-1200 B. C. E.
Ramses II1279-1212 B.
C. E.
Ramses II1279-1212 B.
C. E.
Journey to the Underworld
Journey to the Underworld
A boat for the journey is
provided for a dead pharaoh
in his tomb.
A boat for the journey is
provided for a dead pharaoh
in his tomb.
The dead travel on the “Solar Bark.”
The dead travel on the “Solar Bark.”
Egyptian Book of the Dead
Egyptian Book of the Dead
The Final JudgementThe Final Judgement
Anubis Horus Osiris Anubis Horus Osiris
Shabtis: The Pharaoh’s Servants
in the Afterlife
Shabtis: The Pharaoh’s Servants
in the Afterlife
Stepped Pyramid at Saqqara
Stepped Pyramid at Saqqara
“Bent” Pyramid of King Sneferu
“Bent” Pyramid of King Sneferu
Giza Pyramid ComplexGiza Pyramid Complex
The Valley of the Queens
The Valley of the Queens
Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
1473-1458 B. C. E.
1473-1458 B. C. E.
QueenNefertitiQueen
Nefertiti
Egypt’s Egypt’s LegacyLegacy
• ArchitectureArchitecture• United We Stand United We Stand • One RulerOne Ruler• QueensQueens• BeautyBeauty• PaperPaper• Writing? Writing? • Divine rightDivine right• The afterlifeThe afterlife• The judgment after deathThe judgment after death• Monotheism?Monotheism?• Moses and the ExodusMoses and the Exodus
Who Are These Strange People?
Who Are These Strange People?
Routes of the “Sea Peoples”
Routes of the “Sea Peoples”
The end of the Bronze Age!The end of the Bronze Age!