1. Questions to Ask About a Culture
1. Geography N border= Mediterranean Sea
S border= series of cataracts (large steep waterfalls)
Divided into lower and upper Egypt
Protection from enemies
2. Economics
Trade goods were transported along the Nile River
The boats they used to trade were huge and flat-bottomed
They imported animal skins, ivory, gold and monkeys from the
kingdom of Punt
3. Religion and Philosophy
Believed in gods and goddesses
4 most important deities (Ra, Osiris, Isis and Anubis)
Worshipped hundreds of deities
4. Knowledge, Education, and the Arts
Schools were located in temples and the teachers were priests
Hieroglyphics– Egyptian writing system
Hieroglyphics– started with approximately 6000 hieroglyphs
5. Political Science Pharaoh was supreme ruler
Vizier– pharaoh’s right hand man
In charge of almost every area of the government
Egypt = 31 ruling dynasties
Menes found 1st dynasty
6. Sociology Girls married at 13
Men– decision maker of the family
Pharaoh= religious leader, believed to be descendants of god’s ruling
power
1550 BCE {Kings= Pharaohs
7. History Old Kingdom (build pyramids)
Middle Kingdom (expanding Egypt’s boundaries)
New Kingdom (1550-100 BCE)
Civilization for over 3000 years because of Nile