Egypt+Yo

Kyler Fricke


 * __Geography__**


 * located in Africa
 * Nile River
 * Desert
 * fertile soil and silt
 * Black Land vs. Red Land
 * flooding-predictable
 * knew when it was going to flood just not how much
 * considered the Nile a god
 * Egypt was a "gift of the Nile"
 * __Government__**
 * pharoahs
 * thought of as gods
 * theocracy-government based on religion
 * 31 dynasties
 * pharoahs thought to contol nature
 * pharoahs ruled after death
 * __Comparisons to Meso.[[image:egypt_narrowweb__300x392,0.jpg width="185" height="132"]]__**
 * flooding
 * warfare-desert cut off from warfare
 * __Transportating__**
 * boats on the Nile
 * traveled against the current used a sail
 * water highway promoted trade and unified villages
 * __Religion__**
 * theocracy
 * pyramids=burial grounds
 * mummification-embalming still used
 * worshipped 2000+ gods
 * polytheism
 * belief in after life
 * __Afterlife[[image:egypt-giza-sphinx.jpg width="152" height="98"]]__**
 * king's ruled after death
 * ka=life force
 * mummification
 * Book of Dead
 * in Meso it was bad place but in egypt it was good
 * __Enviromental__**
 * flooding-too much/too little
 * desert-forced to live on a small strip of land
 * cut off interaction
 * shut out invaders
 * __Important People__**
 * Narmer united Upper and Lower Egypt
 * 1st dynasty established
 * __Social Class__**
 * kings/queens-royal family
 * wealthy businessmen, government officials, priests, army commanders
 * middle class merchents
 * low class farmers
 * slaves