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LIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPTLIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPTLIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPTLIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPTLIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPTLIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPTLIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPTLIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPT
With the passage of over 6000 years it is very difficult for us today to obtain a complete picture about everyday life in Ancient Egypt.
The boy’s lived with their mother’s and father’s until they were married and the girls lived withtheir mother’s and father’s until they were 15-19 years old. Although life for the poor was hard in Ancient Egypt, by comparison to other societies Ancient Egypt, by comparison to other societies of the time. Even they were comparativelywell-off and had a reasonably high standard ofliving. Women were allowed to own their own homes
and the country, the men did all the washing. In ancient Egypt there was
someone called a Pharaoh. A Pharaoh was a rich and powerful king who ruled Ancient Egypt.Sometime around 5000 BC, mankind organisedhimself into city states, the first true civilization.Thanks for watching.
By Eve Johnston, Thomas Kerr,
Sarah Smyth and James Vennard
☺☺ River Nile River Nile ☺☺
• What binds Egypt together what makes its
geography distinctive is mighty River Nile that
flows the length of the country before emptying
itself into the Mediterranean sea. The fifth
century BC the famous Herodouts said that
Egypt was the gift of the Nile. The ancient
Egyptians knew how important their River was Egyptians knew how important their River was
and gave their thanks to special god of the
River named Hapi. Ripon falls maybe the
starting point of the River Nile.
By Lydia McNeill, Ryan Vennard,
Reuben Waddington and Natasha
Wright
THE PERFECT PYRAMIDSTHE PERFECT PYRAMIDS
• There are three pyramids built at Giza
for three kings called Khufu,Khafre
and Menkaure.
• The Great Pyramids were built
mainly of limestone wieghing 2.5
tonnes.The limestone came from
nearby,but parts of the interior are nearby,but parts of the interior are
made of granite from Aswan.
• There are 138 pyramids discovered in
Eygpt as of 2008.
• The pyramids of Khufu at Giza is the
largest Egyptian Pyramids.It is the
only one of the seven Wonders still in
existence.
• A pyamid contains 2,300.000 bricks.
By Kathryn McGrath, Matthew Scott, Bradlee
Steenson, Hannah Wilson and Zara Uprichard
MUMMIFICATIONMUMMIFICATION
• It takes 70 days to make a mummy.• You have to take outeverything from theinside of the body apartinside of the body apartfrom the heart.• The corpse was washedwith water.• It takes 51 days to wrap the bandages.
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By Marcus Phillippi, Rachel Paul,
Jessica Rea and Callum Young
TUTANKHAMUNTUTANKHAMUN
• What age was he when he became king ?
He became king at nine years old.
When did he die ?
He died at 18 and was found dead at 19.
When and where was he born ?When and where was he born ?
Tutankhamun was probably born at Akhetaten which was the capital city of Egypt.
What was Tutankhamun’s funeral like?
Tutankhamun died suddenly and so his burial was arranged in haste.
Quick Fact
The first of a flight of 16 descending step was found on 4 November 1922 , just in front and to the north side of the entrance to the tomb of Ramesses.the valley of the kings upper Egypt contains many of the tombs of Pharoahs from the New Kingdom, including Tutankhamun and Ramesses the Great.
By Lana Hamilton, Jack Martin,
Suzy Neill and Beth Rodgers
• There are more than 8000 gods & goddesses.
• Gods rule different things.
• People thought Gods could heal other people.
• Gods controlled EVERYTHING!
P.5. Ancient Egyptian Gods P.5. Ancient Egyptian Gods
& Goddesses& Goddesses
• Gods controlled EVERYTHING!
• Egyptian goddesses & gods
where often shown with human bodies and animal heads
by Oliver, Cameron, Sophie and EliseBy Elise McClelland, Sophie
McLaughlin, Oliver Millar and
Cameron Purdy