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Thought of the Day

Thought of the Day. Describe qualities you would want in a leader. Describe expectations you would have for a leader. Write 5 complete sentences. Pyramids. Tombs for pharaohs & family Contained food, weapons, & artwork for afterlife

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Thought of the Day

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  1. Thought of the Day Describe qualities you would want in a leader. Describe expectations you would have for a leader. Write 5 complete sentences.

  2. Pyramids Tombs for pharaohs & family Contained food, weapons, & artwork for afterlife ka- belief that spiritual body would return after death largest pyramid -King Khufu in Giza stones fit so close a hair can’t fit through Ramses the Great remained intact for 3,000 years

  3. Mummification Preserved body through mummification a body is dried to keep it from rotting remove organs fill body with spices & wrap in resin-soaked linen 70 day process life-like mask placed over head & shoulders placed in tomb

  4. Middle Kingdom From 2050-1652BC “Golden Age” Pharaoh’s to build public works Swampland was drained & connected the Nile with the Red Sea Invasion by Hyksos people (Asia) ended the Middle Kingdom Egyptians learned to use bronze & horse-drawn chariots from the Hyksos

  5. New Kingdom From 1567-1085BC 1st female pharaoh HATSHEPSUT *Video Clip* Akhenaton made Egypt MONOTHEISTIC people thought it would destroy Egypt; lost empire Pharaoh Tutankhamen restored polytheism Ramses II (1279-1213BC) regained empire, but “Sea Peoples” invaded &ended Egyptian Empire in 1085BC Cleopatra VII tried to regain Egypt; Rome took over Egypt (Video Clip)

  6. Egyptian Society Society like a pyramid Pharaoh Priests/Nobles/ Officials Craftsmen/Soldier/ Scribes Farmers & Slaves Arranged marriage (young) Women educated children & ran the home Writing & Achievement known for monuments expert in human anatomy form of writing called hieroglyphics (pictures) Written on papyrus

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