How do the developments of ancient Civilization impact life today?

Warm-Up

• Plywood• Plumbing• Ice skates• Perfume• Meteorology• Lenses• Central Heating• Government• Writing• Art• The wheel• Agriculture

Vocab

• Tribute- A payment by a conquered people to the Conqueror

• Obelisk-a stone pillar, typically having a square or rectangular cross section and a pyramidal top, set up as a monument or landmark.

• What allowed ancient Egypt develop an sustainable food source?

• G- Growing corn• Y- A fertile plain now covered in desert• R-Predictable flooding on the Nile

• Which god was “the King of Gods”to the Egyptians?– Isis– Amun-Ra– Horus

• Who was the Second in command in Egypt?– Viziers– Priests– Soldiers

• What was the written language of the Egyptians called?– Cuneiform– Sanskrit– Hieroglyphs

Where is the Indus Valley

Where is the Huang He River?

Where is Mesopotamia?

What modern day country contained Mesopotamia?

• G- North Africa• Y- China • R- Iraq

What 2 Rivers help Mesopotamia develop?

• Tiberia and Ephisis• Tibia and Fibula• Tigris and Euphrates

The New Kingdom

• 1550 b.c.e.-1079 b.c.e.– Civilizaion began in 2,700 bce

• A period of expansion • Wealth and cultural production explode

Hatshepsut

• 1479 – 1457 B.C.E.• Declared herself Pharaoh upon husbands death,

Thutmose II– Against Tradition

• She expanded trade and built temples• The led a trading expedition that brought great

riches to Egypt• Her nephew had her name removed from Temples

Thutmose III

• The Napoleon of Egypt– Increased the size of the empire

• Never lost a battle• Known for Great building projects as well– Karnak– The obelisks he built now stand in London, New

York, Istanbul and Rome

Ramses II

• 1279-1213 B.C.E• Ruled for 67 years– Lived to 93

• 111 sons, 51 daughters• Built the Abu Simbel temple– Inscribed his name on everything

• His death marks the end of the Empire

Art and Architecture

• Golden age of Egypt• Giving thanks, looking good• Temples were so new kingdom• Royal extravagance • Tombs in the Valley of the Kings• No Word or concept for art

What made the New Kingdom the Golden age?

• Powerful, Effective leaders• Expanded territory• Powerful military• Strong foreign relations• Natural resources– Gold– The Nile– Papyrus

• A plant used to make paper