Ancient Egypt

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Ancient Egypt
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• 6th grade
• By Briana Blech

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Aspects of Egyptian Life

• Daily Life
• Religion
• Pyramids
• Writing System

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Daily LifeThe Nile River

• Used for
• Watering crops
• Bathing
• Fishing
• Drinking water

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Daily LifeEgyptian Homes

• Egyptian Homes are made up of
• Sun-dried mud bricks
• Rugs to cover the doors
• Clay ovens

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Daily LifeFood
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• Egyptians ate
• Bread their most common food
• Fish
• Beer commoners
• Wine wealthy

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Daily LifeClothing

• Egyptians wore
• Skirts and robes made of linen
• Jewelry - men and women
• Make-up - men and women
• Perfume - men and women

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ReligionPolytheism

• Ancient Egyptians believed in many gods and
  goddesses that governed the universe.
• Each god/goddess governed something in nature, or
  another aspect of Egyptian life.

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ReligionCreation

• Egyptians Believed
• The world began as a watery confusion called Nun.
• Out from this water crawled the Sun-god, Ra
• Ra created Shu - the god of air
• Shu had two children - Geb, the god of earth, and
  Nut, the god of the sky

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Pyramids

• Built as tombs for important Egyptians
• A maze inside kept the body safe from intruders
• Rooms inside were filled with jewelry, furniture,
  and food for the person to have in the afterlife

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PyramidsTwo Types

• Step-Pyramid
• Early Pyramids
• Look like steps coming to point at top
• True Pyramid
• Later Pyramids
• Four smooth sides that come to point at top

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PyramidsBuilding Process

• Egyptians made large blocks of sand, clay, and
  stone
• They pulled these blocks up large ramps
• Positioned them to form the shape of the pyramid
• It was a very time consuming process

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PyramidsThe Tallest Pyramid

• Khufu
• Great Pyramid
• 450 feet tall

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Writing SystemHieroglyphics

• Different symbols representing different letters
  and meanings
• Each character is a picture that represents the
  object
• Different characters are combined to form
  different meanings

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Writing SystemRosetta Stone

• A stone found with a message in Greek and
  Egyptian
• Helped Historians translate Egyptian Writing
• Historians used the Greek writing to decode the
  Egyptian writing

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Writing SystemScribes

• Few Egyptians could read or write
• Scribes studied for many years to learn to read
  and write
• They recorded daily events and kept records

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Writing SystemPapyrus

• Scribes wrote on paper-like material called
  papyrus
• Made from reeds of papyrus plant
• Easier and more useful than writing on clay or
  stone

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