EGYPT DBQ

THE NILE RIVER

NILE RIVER FACTS

• Flooding in the Nile river helped farmers predict farming seasons
• Lake Tana and lake Victoria were the two sources of the Nile river
• The area of ancient Egypt was very populated
• Ancient Egypt was built around the area of the Nile river to help with farming
• The three farming seasons of Egypt were called Akhet,peret, and shemu

SOCIETY

SOCIETY FACTS

• The king was known as the highest rank in ancient Egyptian society
• If people worked hard enough they could move up in society
• People couldn't choose their rank they were born into their class

PYRAMIDS

PYRAMIDS FACRS

• Egyptians had to have four skills to help construct the pyramids
• The pyramids could also be used as houses
• The pyramids were complex in their construction as they could have multiple levels
• Pharaohs were high in society as they often had statues built for them
• Pyramids are known to be some of the biggest structures in the world

HIEROGLYPHS

HIEROGLYPH FACTS

• There were 30 different symbols in hieroglyphs
• It was mostly written on papyrus paper
• They represented ideas and objects but they could also stand for symbols

PHAROAHS

PHARAOH FACTS

• Pharaohs were seen as superiors and had no equal
• They were seen as gods
• Hatshepsut was one of the first female pharaohs
• She was able to take control by saying the sun god ra was her father
• She is often pictured as a man