The Hidden Secrets ofAncient Egypt

The Nile River’s location

• it goes right through Egypt, Africa

The Nile’s delta

• Flows into the Mediterranean Sea

• It is located in Lower Egypt

Fun Facts about the Nile River

• It is the longest river in the world

• It is 4,180-4,184 miles long ( 6,695 KM long )

• 300 cubic meters flow through the Nile a day ( 79,251.615 gallons )

Farming

• Beans ( soybeans, broad beans, etc. )

• Fruit ( mainly oranges, some grapes, stone fruit, and pome fruits )

• Vegetables ( tomatoes, and potatoes )

Farming ( continued )

• Natural fiber ( cotton )• Sugar Canes• Rice

What they mined

• Copper• Gold • Silver • Iron • Precious stones• Salts and other

minerals

Quarries

• A quarry is a large ditch like area which is a deposit of rocks/stones mined for construction projects

• Rocks/stones that are in Egyptian quarries are Granlte, Aswan, alabaster, diorite, marble, serpentine, porphyry, black slate, basalt, dolomite

• They used these rocks for tools, and for trade

Quarries ( continued )

• Pyramids were made over the quarries

Papyrus

• A papyrus is what the Egyptians used to write on

• Papyrus is made out of papyrus tree and weaved together

What is the significance of gold

• So they could trade • Make sarcophaguses • Believed to be

associated with the sun

• Also made for jewelry

The Desert ( continued )

Where were the deserts located:

• The Western desert- southwest Egypt

• The Eastern desert- northeast Egypt

• The Sahara desert- southwest Egypt

• The White desert- central Egypt

The Desert

How was the desert used:• To build pyramids for the kings to be

buried in• Mining• To burry the dead

Major bodies of water

The major bodies of water are:

• The Mediterranean sea

• The Red sea• The Nile River

Fun Facts

• Pets were sometimes monkeys

• They only had 23 letters in their alphabet plus 700 phonetic signs

• Everyone traveled by only boats

“The Hidden secrets of ancient Egypt” Tour has sadly ended

Ancient Egypt is a fascinating place, as you learned. I hope this tour has taught you the tip of the iceberg of what ancient Egypt is all about. The work and how much effort they put into everything they did shows how much they cared about what ever they did. I hope you enjoyed the tour!

Tour presented by: Alexia O’Brien