Ancient+Egypt

**3100BC-1085BC**  "Say not that honor is the child of boldness, nor believe thou that the hazard of life alone can pay the price of it: it is not to the action that it is due, but to the manner of performing it."- Akhenaton The Nile was crucial for Ancient Egyptians, like how it supplied them with fertile land for farming. It also served as a natural boundary against invasions from foreign nations. The Nile flowed northward, which is why Egypt is seperated into two different sections: Upper and Lower Egypt. It's also the longest river in the world, flowing for over 4,000 miles.
 * By: Cole & Austin**

The Egyptian Empire started in 3100BC, when the Pharaoh Menes united Upper and Lower Egypt, this age was called the Old Kingdom. The middle Kingdom began in 2050BC and lasted until 1652BC. During this period there was lots of expansion into new land and the building of a canal that connected the Nile to the Red Sea. Lastly, the New Kingdom lasted from 1567BC until 1085BC. There was great wealth in this period, and this was also the period where the Pharaoh Amenhotep IV created new Gods and destroyed the old ones.

One of the most amazing feature of Ancient Egypt is the pyramids. The Great Pyramid was built in 2540BC. They would be filled with rooms that had all of the persons belongings in them that they needed for the afterlife. Some of the items would be like chairs, boats, chests, weapons, and games.

__**5 People in Ancient Egypt **__
 * __**Menes: **__ Was first pharaoh of Ancient Egypt that united the Upper Kingdom and Lower Kingdoms. Menes did this at around 3100 BC.
 * __**Ramses II: **__Ramses II was the strongest of all the pharaohs. He is a war with the Hittites. He was also apart of the first written treaty.
 * __**Hatshepsut: **__First woman pharaoh; built the great temple at Deir el Bahri. She wanted to seem like she was in charge so she wore a ceremonial beard.
 * __**Akhenaton: **__Introduced worship of sun disk god, Aton; destroyed old gods. His orginal name was Amenhotep and he was called "The Heretic".
 * __**Tutankhamen: **__Killed Akhenaton; restored old gods after Akhenaton destroyed them. He was known as King Tut the Boy King and he died at the age of 18.

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__**5 Terms for Ancient Egypt **__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">media type="custom" key="11370568"
 * __**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Pharaoh: **__<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Meaning great house; title for an Ancient Egyptian monarch. The pharaoh was the "King" or Egypt. The first pharaoh was Menes.
 * __**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Mummification: **__<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Process of slowly drying a dead body to prevent it from rotting. The body was rapped in cloth and had its organs removed.
 * __**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Hieroglyphics: **__<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Early Egyptian writing; meaning "preist carvings" or "sacred writings." Hieroglyphics was a langauge where the picture ment an idea rather than a sound or letter.
 * __**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Dynasty: **__<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Family of rulers whose right to rule is passed on within the family. In all there was about 30 Egyptian Dynasties.
 * __**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Bureaucracy: **__<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Administrative organization with officials and regular procedures; developed during Old Kingdom. The system of breaking up government into groups like the Department of State.


 * Ancient Egyptian Home Page Here's some information on Ancient Egyptian life. Including Geography, Mummification, and the Pyramids.
 * Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs Here's some information on the Pharaohs of Egypt. It also has information about different tombs and mummies.
 * Ancient Egyptian Pyramids For information all of the Egyptian pyramids. It even has information on where they were built and who built them.
 * Ancient Egyptian Mummification Some information on the history of mummification. This website also shows how the bodies were mummified and lets you examine a coffin.
 * Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics This is all you need to know about Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. It has information on how they were written and what the mean.



__**Ancient Eygpt Timeline.**__

 * 3100BC-** Menes united Upper and Lower Egypt.
 * 2700BC-** Start of the Old Kingdom.
 * 2650BC-** The Step Pyramid at Sakkara was made.
 * 2450BC-** The Great Pyramid at Giza formed.
 * 2050BC-** Middle Kingdom begins. (Golden Age)
 * 1652BC-** The Hyksos began the first invasion of Egypt.
 * 1570BC-** The New Kingdom begins.
 * 1493BC-** Egyptian Empire reached its biggest size under Thutmose III.
 * 331BC-** Alexander the Great conquered Egypt.
 * 31BC-** Cleopatra was the last Pharaoh.