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Egypt
Geography Overview
• One of the oldest civilization’s in the
world started in Ancient Egypt. Located
in the northeast corner of Africa.
What allowed
people to stop
nomadic life
and settle
down?
Pharaoh • Pharaoh was believed by the
Egyptians to be the supreme ruler
chosen by the gods.
Government
Officials
Soldiers and
Scribes
Farmers
Slaves
Daily Life
Workers Wealthy
The poor worked long hours for Wealthy men had jobs as
goods that they could exchange in merchants, priests, craftsman,
the marketplace for the products scribes. Others supervised the daily
they needed. workings of gigantic farms.
Agriculture was a major trade and Women had many rights. They
many were farmers. could own land, run businesses,
testify in court, and bring charges
Their homes were usually one- against men.
story made out of sun-dried brick.
Their homes were brick and wood
containing many rooms.
Economics
• As Egypt’s empire
expanded, so did trade.
• The pyramids were built as royal tombs for pharaohs to spend their
afterlife.
• The largest is the Great Pyramid of Khufu near the town of Giza, it covers
more than 13 acres at the base and stands 481 feet high, it took 2 million
limestone blocks and thousands of workers to build.
Pyramids
• It shows amazing Egyptian
engineering. The burial chamber
was deep inside the pyramid and
was sealed. Nearly 100,000
workers were needed.
• Ship-building
• Hieroglyphics
• Irrigation Pumps
• Yeast Bread
• Black Ink
• Papyrus