Life in Ancient Egypt

Life in Ancient Egypt book cover — EVERY DAY HISTORY LIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPT SARAH RIDLEY Smart Apple Media

Life in Ancient Egypt — page 1 — WHO WERE THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS ncient Egyptian civilization lbegan over 5 000 years ago around 3100 BC Their civilization lasted for over 3 000 years and was a time of great stability and little change In Egypt was ruled by its kings who became known as pharaohs They were thought of as living gods and had tremendous power over their people The next most important people in society were the nobles priests scribes soldiers and government officials who kept records and collected taxes Then came the craftsmen Most people were peasant farmers RIGHEnnan's This wall painting shows Egyptian children with their parents Children often wore no clothes and had partly shaved heads Until the age of 10 most children wore a long lock of hair over the right ear SOME IMPORTANT DATES IN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN HISTORY Most of these events are so far back in time that the dates are only approximate Early Period Old Kingdom Middle Kingdom 5000 BC The earliest settlers 3100 BC Menes king of 2650 BC The first pyramid 2060 BC Thebes becomes live along the River Nile Upper Egypt conquers is bui the capital of Egypt Lower Egypt and unites the 2575 BC The Great Pyramid 1780 BC Egypt is invaded country Hieroglyphic writing is built for King Chufu who by the Hyksos people below begins to develop was called Cheops from Asia A A do 44 AM

Life in Ancient Egypt — page 2 — MEDTERRANEAN SEA DELTA ANCIENT EGYPT Memphis AFRICAN CONTINENT RED SEA THE GIFT OF THE NILE An ancient Greek historian IL called Egypt the gift of the Nile because the river back was at the center of the Egyptian way of life Without a the river floods which made a it possible to grow crops in this desert land few people Mention could have lived there The desert and river swamps also kept Egypt from having much contact with other countries another reason why the Egyptian way of life changed so little for thousands of years Dendern The bes NUBIAN DESERT New Kingdom Late Period 1567 BC The Hyksos are 1350 BC The pharaoh 525 BC Egypt is conquered 323 30 BC The Ptolemies driven out Akhenaten attempts to set by the Persians rule as pharaohs 1458 BC Tuthmosis III up a new supreme god 332 BC Alexander the Great 30 BC Egypt becomes part conquers Syria and Palestine the Aten of Greece conquers Egypt of the Roman Empire 1323 BC The death of Tutankhamun His tomb was discovered in

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