Today we went over the power point we had to take notes on yesterday for the cyber day.
Geography
- Egyptian life centered around the Nile River
- It flows from south to north
- Cataracts- Where river gets really rough with currents, rocks, etc. There are five.
- Use sail to go north to south
- Delta is the fourth letter in the Greek alphabet. It is a triangular shape.
- River used for drinking, bathing, irrigating
- Every July it floods
- Every October is leaves behind rich soil
- Managing the river required technological breakthroughs for irrigation
Pyramids
- Pyramids + The great sphinx of Giza (was not a pyramid)
- Recumbent - Lying down
- A recumbent lion with a human's head
- Their thought was that since people are smart and are the dominant species, and animals have good features, they put the human and an animal together to create most of their Gods.
- Built in 2555-2532 B.C.E.
- Oldest monumental statue in the world
- Nose was shot off by Turks (The great sphinx of Giza)
Daily Life
From top to Bottom there were:
1. Pharaoh
2. Government officials (Nobles/Priests)
3. Soldiers
4. Scribes
5. Merchants
6. Artisans
7. Farmers
8. Slaves and Servants
Slaves/Servants helped the wealthy with household and child raising duties
Farmers raised wheat, barley, lentils, onions- benefited from irrigation of the Nile River
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