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ANCIENT EGYPT
By Spencer
Trouton and
Aidan Conway
MAP AND TIME FRAME
Ancient Egypt had an odd map. Lower Egypt was actually located higher in the region while Upper Egypt was lower in Egypt. The river in the middle is called the Nile. The map is kind of blurry but if you look closely you can see some labels.
The time
frame for
ancient
egypt was
from 3150
BC to 30
BC.
BACKGROUND
The Ancient Egyptians are known for mostly because of their unique form of
writing called hieroglyphics which is an extremely complex form of writing.
An interesting artifact of their culture is the Rosetta Stone. The Rosetta
Stone was a stone that had hieroglyphics and Greek writing. Jean-Francois
Champollion deciphered the Greek and showed how to read the
Hieroglyphics. They also have very interesting gods. They usually have
animal heads but human bodies. The front cover shows Anubis the god of
funerals and mummification (on the left). On the right is Ra the pharaoh of
the gods and the god of sun. Ra in Hieroglyphics
is .
Rosetta
Stone
SOCIAL STRUCTURE
Pharaoh
Pharaohs were called the
gods on earth. They were the
kings of Egypt except
probably more honoured than
kings of lets say, Greece.
Vizier
The vizier was a very
important person.
They run the country
as a president. They
were not as important
as the pharaoh
though.
Nobles Priests
Nobles were as
important as priests.
They had equal power.
Priests ran the
churches and
worships. Nobles were
law makers of Egypt.
Scribes Soldiers
Scribes wrote
notes and also
translated notes.
Solders worked
for the king and
fought enemies.Craftsmen Farmers Slaves
Craftsmen slaves,
and farmers are
the lowest.
Farmers farm the
fields to get food
for the people. The
slaves work for
their masters.
Craftsmen make
things for the
kingdoms.
HOUSINGThe Egyptians used stone blocks
or mud bricks to create their
houses and tombs. People when
they think of Egyptian buildings
they think of pyramids. Only
honoured kings were in pyramids
and they had to be dead to be in
the tomb. Ordinary houses were
made by the workers and were
also made of stones and bricks.Most of the Egyptian houses
had around four rooms. One
bigger one in the middle and 3
others attaching onto it. They
do not carry more than one
family. People slept in the
central middle room. The other
rooms were the kitchen, an
entry room that goes into the
central room, and a
storage/extra bedroom.
FOOD
Egyptians a lot of the time ate
fish that they caught in the
lake. They also ate things that
were around like berries and
things. They had farmers that
made grains and wheat to
make meals like bread and
things like that. This picture
shows some things that they
could eat for meals and
snacks and stuff. They did not
eat the kind of things that we
eat now. They would not eat
fast food and other varieties
of food from other places. Ex
Sushi, Mexican food etc.
FAMILY LIFE
Families in ancient Egypt
often had kids. The kids were
usually taken care of the
parents but when they were
not they were taken care of by
servants or slaves. Unlike
many places in ancient times,
women had just as many
rights. In now times women
have rights because it is
wrong for them not to, but in
places like Ancient Greek they
could not vote or anything like
that. Sometimes but not all of
the time in Ancient Egypt the
women worked and the men
stayed at home. Many
families that were rich had
many slaves doing things for
them around the house.
Family praying to gods.
MARRIAGE
Marriage in Ancient Egypt
was very important. It was a
very big deal to the family
except, like the marriages
now, it is only important to
them and their families.
Marriages links to family life
because once they are
married they are a family,
they can have kids etc.
Divorces in Ancient Egypt are
easy to do except they cost a
lot. Pharaohs marriages were
very different. The pharaohs
wife is called the Great Royal
Wife. Nobles can be married
to more than one person at a
time. But ordinary marriages
are not really much different
than the marriages now.
CHILDHOOD
Ancient Egyptian Children
did not go to school or get
another kind of good
education unless they
were very rich or powerful.
For entertainment a lot of
children played a board
game called senet.
Children were treated well
and were not hurt or
tortured like most places.
A lot of people in Egypt
that were rich had a lot of
servants and slaves to
look after their children.
Children in school.
(Drawn on sheet of
papyrus.
In ancient Egypt the people
wrote on one of the first kinds of
papers called papyrus. It is kind
of paper but is slightly like cloth.
Imagine printing that out of a
computer if you are a kid now.
COMPARING CHILDHOODS
Childhood in Ancient Egypt
would be very different than
childhood in Vancouver now.
We have all the technology
that they don’t. If I was growing
up in Ancient Egypt I would not
be able to learn with
computers, play video games,
watch TV, get rides in a car, go
on trips on a plane etc. I think
if an Ancient Egyptian kid grew
up here he/she would like it
much more than Egypt. We
have tall buildings and we
have more structured houses
with more advanced
technology. If we get really cold
in our house we flick a switch
to turn on an electric fireplace
while they would have to go
through a bunch of work to
make a fire or put on extra
clothing.
Egypt
Canada\USA
The children in Egypt
would not have the
chance to travel
anywhere. They
travel by foot or
camels and other
animals. We travel by
cars, bikes, trains,
planes etc. We can
go places that would
take them weeks
and weeks to get to
in less than a day.
We can get across
oceans as easy as
we get across land.
EDUCATIONBeing educated was a great honour
in Ancient Egypt. Only the rich or
royal people get a good education.
In Vancouver you would never get a
job if you never went to school.
When you went to school in ancient
Egypt you usually became a noble
or another important person. The
people who did not get an
education could still become an
important person but less likely. If
you were the son of a pharaoh than
you could become the pharaoh
without an education. The schools
looked much different from ours
now though.
Egypt
Now
RELIGIONThe Ancient Egyptian gods were very
important to their lives. As you see in
the pictures some have the heads of
animals. They had temples that they
worshipped the gods in. They
worshipped the pharaoh just as much
because he was a god on the earth.
Some of the most important gods are
Horus, Isis, Set, Nephthys and Osiris.
They were all good except Set. Horus,
the most important one, was the god of
war, protection and the sky. He had the
head of a falcon. Osiris, almost equally
important, was the lord of the dead.
Isis was the goddess of motherhood
and magic. Nephthys was the wife of
Set. Set was the god of chaos and
terror and Nephthys was the goddess
of assistance and partly death because
of her courtship with Set.
OsirisHorus
Isis
Nephthys
Set
COMMON GODOne of the most common gods from the ancient Egyptian
religions is Ra. Ra is the god of the sun. Ra has three forms of
a god. The falcon headed god is the god of sun. He was that
form in around the middle of the day. Khepri the scarab form
was in the morning. Khepra is now a scientific word for the
beetle. Khnum, his last form was in the evening. He is said to
create people with his teardrops. Ra is a very important god
from Egyptian Mythology. Ra was also the king of the gods.
Ra
Khepri
Khnum
Ra is also associated with
the god Amun. Not a lot of
people know a god named
Amun-Ra. Amun-Ra is also
the god of the wind not
just the sun. Unlike other
gods, Amun or Amun-Ra
was not born. He created
himself. He also did not
show himself as much.
That is why not many
people know
Amun-Ra
instead of
just Ra.
Amun-Ra
FESTIVALS
Ancient Egyptians had many
festivals. Most of them were
religious festivals to celebrate
the gods and goddesses but
there are a couple that are
not. The celebrations had
huge feasts too. One had so
much food it was crazy.
11,341 loaves of bread and
385 barrels of beer to
celebrate Rameses III victory
over the Libyans. A religious
festival in Ancient Egypt was
when they celebrated the
Beautiful Feast of the Valley.
They celebrated the links
between the living and dead.
WEALTHY LIVINGRich families in Ancient Egypt
had slaves or servants to
look after their children and
also do the houses chores. It
would like one of us getting a
bunch of maids. Many rich
families can also afford for
their children to go to school.
Like now, the rich people
would usually have more
things and a bigger house.
They might also wear
jewellery like amulets and
earrings. Many people who
were not rich also wore stuff
like that. The rich, to be
different, sometimes wore
things like diamond
necklaces.
CLOTHING
People in ancient
Egypt a lot of the time
wore a variety of
things. Men usually
wore short skirts
around their wastes
like in the pictures of
the gods. They do not
usually wear shirts
because of the heat.
People in ancient
Egypt sometimes
wore wigs for fashion
and also to keep the
sun off of their
heads. (Especially
when they are bald).
Women in ancient
Egypt wore mostly
the same things as
each other. A linen
dress that is
strapped by the
shoulders. The god
pictures I saved
also wear the
same dresses as
ordinary women.
Women also wore
wigs for the same
reasons. Both men
and women in
ancient Egypt wore
jewellery.
ART AND MUSICArt in ancient Egypt was
very good. It was
created to have a
purpose. The pottery
was usually made out
of soapstone and
coated in enamel to
help preserve it so it
does not break over
time as easily. Their
sculptures were really
cool. Most sculptures
and statues were made
to look like the gods
and honour them.
Others were of the
pharaohs and other
worshipped people like
queens and kings. They
also drew people and
gods on papyrus.
Music in ancient Egypt
was worshipped. A lot of
Egyptian music was
associated with the gods.
Like now they had
instruments like
percussion, woodwinds,
and strings. They usually
made their instruments
themselves or got friends
to make them for them.
There was not just
instruments and tools to
make music. They had
singing and dancing and
other things that we still
have now. They would
have different kinds of
music instead of pop,
rock, techno, metal etc.
CHILDBIRTH
The man who deciphered
the Rosetta Stone, Jean-
Francois Champollion,
named the place where the
children were born. It was
called “Mammisi” in 19th
century Coptic and “Birth
House” or “Birth Place” in
English. Mammisis’ were
kind of church’s or chapels.
Some were almost like
small temples. It was a very
religious event too because
they put up pictures of
Taweret to help the child
and Bes to help ward off
spirits.
Taweret
Bes
(carving)
TOMBS (EXTRA)
One of the most well known
artifacts and architecture are the
tombs. When I think of Egypt I
think of the ancient Pyramids of
Giza. Not just any old dead guy
would be put in one of the great
pyramids. Only respected
pharaohs, kings and queens
would be put there. The tombs
had great drawings and had
many crystals and treasures. The
coffins were made out of gold,
diamonds, crystals and other
valuable artifacts. A common
known tomb is the one of
Tutankhamen. (More commonly
known as King Tut).
COMPARING GREEK GODS TO EGYPTIAN GODSEgyptian gods are very
unlike the gods of the
Greek. In Egypt the lord
of the dead is Osiris.
Osiris is a worshipped
god. Unlike Hades he is
caring and makes sure
that even the dead are
happy. His assistant, the
god of funerals, Anubis is
also a more kind god
than Hades in legends.
Hades enjoys the death
of mortals and is always
trying to get released into
the real world. He always
uses trickery to deceive
people into traps.
Hades
Osiris
Gods of the Underworld
Egyptian
Greek
COMPARING GREEK GODS TO EGYPTIAN GODS
CONT.The god of the Greek
Sun is called Apollo.
He was not one of the
super major gods. The
King of the gods in
Greece was Zeus. In
Egypt Ra, the Egyptian
Sun God, was the
overall pharaoh of the
Egyptian religion. He
also had multiple
forms and could
create humans with
his tear drops in his
form of Khnum. Apollo
drove a chariot made
of light and was a
phenomenal shot with
the bow.
Gods of the Sun
Egyptian Ra
Greek Apollo
CONCLUSION
To me the Ancient Egyptian Culture is very fascinating. The Gods, the Tombs and the over all topic is very interesting. The arts and festivals are extremely cool.
By: Spencer Trouton and Aidan Conway
PICTURE BIBLIOGRAPHY
http://www.ancient-egypt.org/index.html page 5
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_stone page 3
http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-25078531/stock-vector-hieroglyphic-of-egyptian-eye-eye-of-ra.html page 3
http://historylink101.net/egypt_1/a-housing.htm page 5
http://www.perankhgroup.com/Life%20in%20ancient_egypt.htm page 6
http://www.museoegizio.org/pages/hp_en.jsp page 7
http://historylink101.net/egypt_1/a-marriage.htm page 8
http://www.cwu.edu/~morgann/webquery.html page 9
http://library.thinkquest.org/07aug/00258/Pages/everydaylife.htm page10
http://www.messiahbaptistchurchdenver.com/children.html page 10
http://ancientegyptmoberly.pbworks.com/w/page/12830337/Ancient-Egypt-Education page 11
http://www.wrensnestonline.com/blog/wrens-nest-construction-company-and-brown-middle-school-outreach/ page 11
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osiris page 12
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horus page 12
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isis page 12 and 16
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephthys page 12
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set page 12
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra page 13
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khepri page 13
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khnum page 13
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amun page 13 and 16
http://www.freeegypt.info/Pages/416/Festivals-Ancient-Egyptian-Calendar.html page 14
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifes__too_short__to__drink__cheap__wine/3045350310/ page 17
http://www.zwoje-scrolls.com/zwoje39/text07p.htm page 17
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taweret page 18
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bes page 18
http://www.king-tut.org.uk/egyptian-pharaohs/ page 19
http://famouswonders.com/great-pyramids-of-giza/ page 19
http://www.wiccantogether.com/group/greekmythology/forum/topics/1070680:Topic:337389 page 20
http://millennialmormonism.blogspot.com/2009/10/please-pass-fig-leaves.html page 20
http://www.spiritualityformen.com/gods.php page 21
INFO BIBLIOGRAPHY
Some ideas were from Rick Riordan’s Red Pyramid and Throne of fire. All facts proved before writing it down.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_Stone
Outlooks 7 Ancient Worlds (book)
Other Places Other Times (book)
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002046F/education.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osiris
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephthys
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khepri
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khnum
http://www2.sptimes.com/Egypt/EgyptCredit.4.2.html
Throne of Fire
Red Pyramid