Walk Like an Egyptian

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Walk Like an Egyptian

• By Sheryl Johnson

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Where is Egypt located?

• Nile River
• NileDelta
• Cataracts
• Deserts
• Upper/Lower Egypt
• Mediterranean Sea

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Life on the Nile

• Social levels
• Working Families-Trades-farming, smith, painter,
  mason, leather tanner, carpenter, etc.
• Pharaohs were considered to be living gods! They
  believed that when the pharaoh died, he would
  achieve eternal life.

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The World is Born!

• First there was only darkness.
• The god Nun was a big, black sea in chaos,
• The god Ra came from the sea, he was the sun.
• Order was established and life was made possible.

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Gods and Goddesses

• The Egyptians had many gods and goddesses-one
  source lists 740!
• Only a small number were worshipped at the same
  time.
• Some examples are Ra, Horus, Isis, Osiris,
  Nephthys, Hathor, Ptah, Bastet, Anubis, and Thoth.

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Wheres my mummy?

• Egyptians believed in life after death
• Procedure the ritual was performed by 4
  priests. Important parts were placed into
  canopic jars. The body was dried using natron
  and then wrapped with long strips of cloth.
  Lastly, it was places in a coffin.

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Pyramids

• Most pyramids were the final resting place of
  pharaohs and queens.
• There were about 30 pyramids built in ancient
  Egypt. Each took about 20 year to build.
• They were 480 ft. high 760 ft. long. Some
  block weighed as much as 15 tons.

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What did that mean?

• The Egyptians used many symbols such as an Ankh,
  FlailCrook, Eye of Horus, Ba, Jackal, Scarab
  Beetle, and Sphinx.

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So what do you remember?

• What body of water was the most important to the
  Egyptians?
• What is a delta?
• How many cataracts are along the Nile?
• Did the Egyptians have any social levels? What
  level contained the most people?
• Was a Pharaoh very important? Why?
• What two gods were responsible for the beginning
  of the world?

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Quiz Continued

• Pick a god of goddess for your presentation!!!!___
  _________________________________________
• Did the Egyptians believe in life after death?
• List the steps of the mummification process.

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Work Cited

• http//www.rom.on.ca/egypt/graphics/map_anc_egypt.
  gif
• http//www.bergen.org/AAST/Projects/Egypt/social_r
  eport.html
• Egyptian Gods
• http//www.ehs.pvt.k12.ca.us/ehs/projects/9798/AnC
  iv6/Egypt/acjake
• Gods of Ancient Egypt
• http//www.touregypt.net/gods1.htm
• Mummies of ancient egypt
• http//www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/mummy/images/tutcoff
  in-l.gif
• The History of Egypt
• http//www.touregypt.net/kids/History.htm
• Symbols and Definitions
• http//members.aol.com/egyptart/symlst.html
• Eye on Ancient Egypt, L.L. Owens
• Ancient Civilization Egypt, Jane Pofahl