history egypt

supreme political and religious leader of ancient Egypt, serving as a living god on Earth and the bridge between the gods and humanity

Pharaoh

a political and religious doctrine saying that a pharaoh derives their authority directly from God or the sacred realm

Divine Kingship

designed to protect the Pharaoh’s body and ensure his safe passage and eternal life in the afterlife, made by paid, skilled craftsman,Egyptian laborers that were also well respected,  built in Egypt, between 2600 BCE and 2500 BCE

pyramids

formal picture-based writing system used in Ancient Egypt to record the Egyptian language

Hieroglyphics

Was used to write on and made from reeds by the Nile

Papyrus

an ancient Egyptian collection of prayers, and instructions written on papyrus scrolls, tomb walls, and linen wrappings to help the deceased navigate the underworld  and reach the afterlife

The Book of the Dead

truth, balance, order, harmony, law, morality, and justice

Concept of Ma’at

was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty who reigned from roughly 1353 to 1336 BCE. He is most famous for instigating a sweeping religious, cultural, and artistic revolution by abandoning traditional Egyptian polytheism to introduce Atenism

Akhenaten

one of the most powerful and successful female pharaohs of ancient Egypt, and only female pharaoh of the 18th dynasty

Hatshepsut

holding profound religious, political, and economic power, also often seen as a representation of the sun

Importance of gold

the process of preserving soft tissues and organs of a dead body to prevent decay

Mummification

an ancient Anatolian Indo-European civilization that established a major superpower in the Bronze Age and had the advantage of figuring out how to use iron

The Hittites

some of the earliest centralized international systems and diplomatic frameworks

International System

The belief in one god

monotheism

a formal, solemn, and binding agreement, promise, or compact between two or more parties

Covenant

Judaism is an ancient monotheistic religion that traces its roots and origins to the ancient Hebrews

Judaism and the Hebrews

is a foundational Hebrew prophet, lawgiver, and leader in Abrahamic religions who delivered the Israelites from Egyptian slavery

Moses