PP Notes Egypt

Egypt
Giza
Ancient Egypt


Temple of Hatshetsup
Religion


Pharaoh god-like, afterlife, will of Re
Pure bloodlines (incest)
Life governed by Pantheon of gods
Spirits brought sickness, drought, influenced life
Mythology explained existence and order of world
Reincarnation
Afterlife

Mummification: cosmetics, pottery, jewelry, clothing, food, clay servants, pets, weapons, furniture
70 Days to embalm
Organs preserved in jars
Housed in Pyramids
Contained the Ka




Karnak Temple

Re – Sun god
Osiris – god of afterlife
Isis – Osiris’ wife, magic, control Nile
Horus – son of Osiris, son of Isis, defeated Seth, falcon shapes
Anubis- god of embalming
Ma’at – goddess of truth, weighs sins against ostrich feather
Thoth – god of knowledge and writing, husband to Ma’at
Political & Social Structure

Royalty
Priests
Scribes
Soldiers
Traders
Merchants
Craftsmen
Farmers
Slaves

Social classes and private property
Paid taxes and free labor to community works
Could amass personal wealth
Some social mobility
Shipbuilding, bronze, writing,


Intellectual & Artistic Progress
Architecture
Writing (1500+)
Mathematics
Astronomy
Money
Taxes
Record keeping
Music/dance
Sculpting
The Nile & Life in the Desert

What Fed Egypt?

Incursions from outsiders
Loss of dynastic power
Weakening of infrastructure
Climate/Epidemics
By 30 CE would be absorbed by Rome

Review
3000 + years
Political hierarchy
Pantheon of gods
Rejected outside influence
War
Writing
Architecture
People

Kush and Axum

Five Cultures
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Indus Valley
Shang China
Olmecs