Egyptian Culture

Important Aspects of Egyptian

Culture

Geography
Religion
Artistic Skills
The Nile River

•Travel
•Irrigation
•Mud for homes
(Ancient Egypt)
•Food
•Safety
 The Nile River
• The river got its name from the Greek
word Neilos, which means valley.
• 4184 miles long and flowing North
• Ability to produce extremely fertile soil
• Provided a surplus of gold – as well as
easy access to create gold mines.
• The Nile Crocodile!
 Class-Based Society
• The Royal Family – Family of the Pharoah
• Nobles, also known as “Servants of the
Gods”
– Usually doctors, mathematicians, and
astronomers
• Middle Class
– Carpenters, metalworkers, jewelry makers,
sculptors
• Lowest Class
– Slaves
 Pharoahs
The Most Powerful Individuals in Egypt
•Political and Religious leader of Egypt

•Considered to be godlike (Egyptians worship

many Gods)

•Owned all of the land, made laws, collected

taxes, and defended Egypt against foreigners.

•Represented the gods on Earth. He performed

rituals and built temples to honor the gods.

•Had to father a son to continue the Pharoah

blood line
Tutankhamun “King Tut”
1333 BC – 1323 BC
• His fame doesn’t come from his rule,
but rather from the finding of his tomb
on November 4, 1922.

• Up until this time, it was believed that

all tombs were raided and robbed,
however this tomb remained intact for
thousand of years and shed light on
the lives of King Tut and his people.
 So, what did researchers find?

• Hieroglyphs
• Jewelry
• Decorative Arts
• Games
• Mummies
Hieroglyphs

• Egyptian Writing
• Derived from the Greek language and
means “Sacred Sign”
• Made up of symbols that look like
people, animals, plants, and many other
objects.
• Carved into walls of monuments,
temples, and tombs – King Tut!
Check out the book
Heinemann’s “Know
It Hieroglyphs”
 Collar of Neferuptah

Headdress of Nefertiti – Queen of

Ancient Europe

The Lotus Flower

Egyptian Papyrus Vase Bastet Ancient Egyptian Bowl
depicting Lotuses

Looked at nature for

To be continued…