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How Long Does It Take To
Build A Pyramid ?
• It is estimated
that it took 20 - 50
years for 4-5000
men to build the
Great Pyramid.
• Howard Carter (9 May 18742 March
1939) was an English archaeologist
and Egyptologist who became
world famous after discovering the
intact tomb of 14th-century BC
pharaoh Tutankhaman (colloquially
known as King Tutankhaman and
the boy king).
What is meant by the "gift of the Nile"?
• All of Egypt depended on the Nile for water,
food and transportation. The Nile also
provided the ancient Egyptians with fertile
land which helped them to grow their crops
and raise their animals.
• Before modern dams were built the river Nile
would flood each year coating the land on
either side of the river with thick back mud.
This mud was ideal for growing crops on.
Pharaohs/Gods
• Some gods and goddesses took
part in creation, some brought the
flood every year, some offered
protection, and some took care of
people after they died. Others were
either local gods who represented
towns, or minor gods who
represented plants or animals.
•
The cat in Ancient Egypt
Cats (Felix silvestris cactus), known
in Ancient Egypt as "mau", were
important in ancient Egyptian society.
Based on recent DNA comparisons of
living species, it has been estimated
that cats were first domesticated from
the Middle Eastern subspecies of the
Wildcat about 10,000 years ago in the
Fertile Crescent. Thousands of years
later, the peoples in what would later
be Upper and Lower Egypt had a
religion centering around the worship
of animals, including cats.
How old was Tutankhamen
when he died ?
• King Tutankhaman was
only 19 when he died and
he died from malaria and
a bone condition on circa
in 1323 BC.
What happened to normal
people in Egypt when they
died ?
• After a person died their soul would
go on a series of challenges to get to
the afterlife. The first one was
crossing a wide river. After that, the
soul would have to pass through
seven gates, while chanting ancient
spells.
Ancient Pyramids
The shape of Pyramids is
thought to have been
inspired by the
spreading rays of the
sun.
Who is Tutankhamun
?
• Tutankhamun was the
pharaoh of Egypt
between 1337 BC 1328
BC. He became Pharaoh
at the tender age of 9.
• Mummies are humans or animals where their
skin and organs have been preserved. Some
interesting facts about mummies are the
oldest mummies ever found came from Chile
and Peru, their heads can be bought and
traded, and they can be frozen so they don't
decay. Another interesting fact about
mummies is that the Egyptians believed that
you could tell about a person's good and bad
deeds by looking at their heart.
The creation of Egypt
• Two separate kingdoms (ruled by different
kings) developed along the Nile River. The
kingdom in Upper Egypt was known as the
white crown and the kingdom in Lower Egypt
was called the red crown. In about 3200 B. C.
the pharaoh of the north conquered the
south and Egypt became united. The
pharaoh's name was King Narmer or Menes.
• Menes built a new capital city called
Memphis. In the Greek language the word
Memphis meant "Balance of the Two Lands."
River Nile
• In Ancient Egypt times the River
Nile burst its banks, as a torrent of
water came down from the hills of
Ethiopia. This flood water was rich
with earth and, as it settled, the
Egyptians used it for farming. They
also used the River Nile to trade,
travelling up and down, as well as
fishing and hunting.
Houses in Ancient Egypt
• The people of ancient Egypt
built mud brick homes in
villages and in the country.
They grew some of their own
food and traded in the villages
for the food and goods they
could not produce.
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