Transcript What we want to find out about egypt

What we want to know about
Egypt
How tall were the pyramids in Egypt?
• How tall were the pyramids… about 146.5 meters.
What was the Ancient Egyptian religion?
• The ancient Egypt religion was called polytheistic. They said the
pharaoh was descended from all gods.
How to mummify a body?
• 1. First when a pharaoh died the body was preserved by people called embalmers.
• 2.emblers tuck the body to a beautiful house were they worked.
• 3.Thirdly they removed some of there inner parts of the body first. The organs were
taken out and stored in special containers called canopic jars.
• 4.The hart was left in the body however, so that it could be weighed in the after life.
• 5.Then they rubbed the body with special ointments and wrapped tightly with bandages.
• 6.When a body had been treated in this way it was called a mummy.
• 7.The mummy was put in a coffin. The coffin was the same shape as the body, and had a
calved, painted face on it.
• 8.A funeral was held by the priest In the temple.
• 9.Now the coffin was then taken to pharaohs tomb.
• 10.The pharaoh was buried with all there possessions for use in the journey to the next
world.
What date did they discover Tutankhamun's body?
In November 1922 his tomb was found.
How did Tutankhamun die?
• The most famous Egyptian pharaoh today is, without doubt,
Tutankhamun. However, before the spectacular discovery of his
almost intact tomb in the Valley of the Kings in November 1922,
Tutankhamun was only a little known figure of the late 18th Dynasty.
But from what we have heard he died from an infected leg.
Where is Egypt?
Egypt is in the continent of Africa. Egypt is full of
deserts. It is so hot! Once it reached up to 51c!!!
What did the Egyptians eat?
• The Ancient Egyptians grew cereals such as wheat and barley and
many sorts of trees and other plants, and kept cattle, sheep, goats,
ducks, geese and pigs. They also kept bees, fished in the River Nile
and hunted the wild animals living in the delta and desert. The only
trees and plants they needed but could not grow along the River Nile
were those which produced spices and incense. Spices were used for
flavouring their food and many other purposes, and incense was used
in the Temples. These had to be imported from other countries.
Credits
This PowerPoint was made
by Lachlan and Joe
Animation was by Joe
Audio was by Lachlan.