Ancient Egypt

• Geography/ Egyptian life is centered around the Nile River (the river flows south to north), goes into Mauritanian, the water in for drinking irrigating for bathing and for transportation, every July the river floods every October it leaves rich soil (perfect) the delta is a board, triangular are a of fertile silt, managing the river required technological breakthroughs in irrigation 

• Pyramids/ the Great Sphinx of Giza, built 255-2532 BC, a recumbent lion with a human head, oldest monument statue in the world

• Daily life/ Pharaoh, Government officials, Soldiers, Scribes, Merchants, Artisans, Farmers, Slave & Servants  

• Slaves & Servants/ helped the wealthy with house hold and child raising duties

• Farmers/ raised wheat, barley, lentils, onion - benefited from irrigation of the Nile

• Artisans/ would carve statues and reliefs showing military battles and scenes in the after life

• Merchants/ money & barter system was used - merchants might accept bags of grain for payment - later coinage came about