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Journey through ancient egypt
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Lets Investigate!

• Geography
• Pyramids Sphinx
• Mummies
• Hieroglyphs
• People
• Customs and traditions

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Egyptian Geography

• Egypt is a country in Africa.
• The Nile River is important to Egypt.
• Most of the rest of the country is desert.

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Who built the pyramids? Why were they
built? Why were small pyramids built?
pyramids
Pyramids are the oldest stone buildings in the
world.
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Mummies

• Why did the egyptians make mummies?
• What did they use to wrap mummies?
• where did they put their mummies?

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Hieroglyphs

• Egyptians developed hieroglyphs over 3000 years
  ago
• Hieroglyphs are made of over 750 signs
• They can be read from left to right or top to
  bottom.
• Start from end the figures are facing.
• Rosetta stone was the key to unlocking the
  meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphics.

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Customs and traditions

• Paintings
• Hair and wigs
• Make-up
• Collars and jewelry
• Clothing
• Crafts
• Gardening
• Food

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• The Pharaoh

• The Nobleman
• The Common man

people
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What is Sacred?
The cat became sacred because it was useful in
controlling the mice.
The scarab beetle is a symbol of rebirth. The
Egyptians looked forward to life after death.
Many crocodiles lived on the Nile. They were
feared and honored by the Egyptians.
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Ancient Egypt
A Land of wonder and mystery