Ancient Egypt (part 1)
2025-09-04
Nile
- floods leave the banks very fertile
- the Nile's flood began in june, and ended by december?
- the flood was predictable and reliable
- together with the dry climate which preserves things, the Nile contributed to the:
- idea of permanence
- idea of renewal
- egypt's natural barriers - the sahara desert and other desert areas, the cataracts, and limited coastal entry points
- north-south travel encourages political and cultural unity
archaic period
- lower egypt and upper egypt would be unified by king narmer
- writing (hieroglyphics)
- mummification (embalming)
Jean Francois Champollion
- translated egyptian hieroglyphics into greek (rosetta stone)
old kingdom