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Pharaoh
A ruler, means Great House
Thought to be a god
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Government Officials
Vizier – judge
Treasurer – collected taxes
General – led army/protected
Egypt
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Priests
Many rules (had to bathe often)
Led religious ceremonies
Embalmed the dead
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Scribes
Spent at least 12 years in school
Used reeds, ink, and papyrus to write
The Lower Classes could become scribes
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Artisans
Builders, sculptors, painters, craftsmen
Received no recognition for their work
Lived in small rectangle homes 20 ft. long
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Peasants
3 main seasons: flooding, planting, harvesting
Simple diet: bread, vegetables, & fish
Allowed to keep extra grain but punished for
poor harvests
Narmer
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 Lived around 3000
B.C.E.
 Conquered and made
alliances
 Unified Upper and
Lower Egypt
 Great and Strong
Leader
 Died by hippopotamus
attack
The Narmer Tablet
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Upper Egypt Crown
Lower Egypt Crown
Upper and Lower Egypt
The Nile River
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 Egypt is known as the
gift of the Nile
 Regular flooding
brought rich nutrients
 The Shaduf is an
invention used to lift
water
 Nilometer would
measure the flood level
of the Nile
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Egypt: The Old Kingdom
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 2686 – 2181 B.C.E.
 Powerful Pharaohs
 Pyramids are built
 Small central upper
class
 Life centered around
the flooding of the Nile
River
Egypt: The Middle Kingdom
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 2055-1650 B.C.E.
 After a period of
instability
 Ruled by a guiding
Pharaoh
 Emphasized art and
architecture
Egypt: The New Kingdom
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 1550 B.C.E.-1070 B.C.E.
 After the Hyksos Kings
 Pharaohs expanded the
empire
 Massive building projects
 Women gained rights in
religion
 Signed the 1st peace treaty
 The Kingdom grew too
large and weak rulers
could not hold the land