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Geography & Origins • The Nile River [Google Earth] [Video] https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=o. E 2 YZZg. ZWd. E • Lineage—Egyptian history goes back to the “Hamitic” lineage. However, the clearest descendent for Egypt’s origins goes to a man named Mizraim (Gen. 50: 11). • Menes—Shortly before 3, 000 B. C. , a man named Menes united the populations of the “Upper” and “Lower” Nile. • [Video, start at 3: 30; M 7: 45] https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Z 3 Wvw 6 Biv. VI

Timeline of Ancient Egypt • 1 - The Old Kingdom (Post-Flood/c. Between 2700 and 2200 B. C. ) • 2 - The Middle Kingdom (2100 -1640 B. C. ) Israelites’ Exodus Conquered By the Hyksos (Semitic people from Palestine) • 3 - The New Kingdom: Revolution by Upper Egypt to Retake the Country (1570 -1075 B. C. )

The Old Kingdom • “The Age of the Pharaoh” • Pharaoh—Powerful rulers in Egypt who were considered to be gods (or god-like). • Pyramids—During this era, the great pyramids were built, along with their elaborate tombs. • Khufu—The Pharaoh responsible for building the great pyramid at Giza. • Giza—It took about 20 years for thousands of workers to construct this pyramid.

Did Aliens Build the Pyramids? ? ? • Numero Uno—This idea that Egyptians could not have built the pyramids begins with the belief that Egyptians were incapable because they lived so long ago (why? ? ? ) • Numero Dos—Egyptians were brilliant architects and skilled workers (why not? ? ? ) • Numero Tres—check out this video: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=lotb. ZQ 55 Sg. U

Pyramid Video • [video] https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=8 s 9 h. QPPm. Ml. A

The $1 Bill • [video] https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=b 81 Lor. Uh. Ebg

The Middle Kingdom • The First Intermediate Period—In reaction to the powerful (and oppressive) reign of pharaohs, the Egyptians led a rebellion which led to the second kingdom. • “The Age of the People”—The result of the Egyptians’ rebellion against oppressive pharaohs. • A different focus—Rather than focusing on pyramids and the pharaoh’s afterlife, Egyptian government focused more on the people’s needs (canals were built, for example). • Israel—During this kingdom, the children of Israel (Jacob) were brought into the land. [video] https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Oq. CTq 3 Ee. Dc. Y • The Hyksos—Towards the end of this kingdom, Egypt was overtaken by invaders from Western Asia called the Hyksos.

The New Kingdom • “The Age of the Empire. ” • Pharaohs—After regaining Egypt from the Hyksos, pharaohs became “warrior-kings. ” Likely, however, they learned war techniques and acquired new weapons from the Hyksos.

Activity • Organize the Old – Middle – New kingdoms into charts with pictures to represent the three kingdoms. • Be prepared to summarize the kingdoms in paragraph format!

Great Egyptians • Hatshepsut—She was the first great woman ruler of Egypt, and “possibly” the rescuer of Moses from the water. • Thutmose III—He was the greatest of “warrior kings. ” He is sometimes called the “Napoleon of Egypt. ” • Rameses II—Reintroduced the building of large structures such as temples and monuments. Egypt’s power declined as a nation, however. • King Tut—Famous, young pharaoh whose death has been studied for decades since his discovery. [video] https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=bsk 91 Pm 2 g. M 4

Religion • Pharaoh—god-king/warrior-king (in the New Kingdom) • The Afterlife & Mummification—Egyptians were incredibly concerned with the afterlife. And thus, the most important people used the most resources for “afterlife insurance. ” (yes, that’s a Mr. Wiley-invented term) • Amen-Ra—A sun deity • Osiris & Isis—see link: http: //www. laits. utexas. edu/cairo/teachers/osiris. pdf • “[They were] the most religious of all people” - Herodotus

Pyramids & Culture • Hieroglyphic writing (pictographic) • The Rosetta Stone • Papyrus—An Egyptian form of paper [video] https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=v 7 cdm. Chq. Ldc • Solar Calendar—They developed a 365 -day calendar