Exploring Ancient Egypt

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Exploring Ancient Egypt

• Gina , Arianna , Mariah
• Computer 8b
• 22 December 2005

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Geography of Ancient Egypt

• The Sahara Desert is in the red land which is a
  dry area.
• The Nile River is in the black land.
• The ancient Egypt revolved around the Nile river
  and the fertile land along its banks.

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Jobs and classes of Ancient Egypt

• The poor people had to build mud bricks for homes
  and temples .
• Middle class people where pottery makers, and
  scribes, and farmers.
• High class people where priests, and pharaohs .

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Writing and Technology

• The system of writing in Ancient Egypt is
  hieroglyphics which is written on papyrus.
• They invented fishing poles, flutes, pipes, drum,
  rattles, and their own languages.

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Great Leaders of Ancient Egypt

• They were selected by if your royal or a born
  pharaohs.
• King Tut was the youngest to die.
• Nefirtiti was the only women Leader of ancient
  Egypt

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Religion/Gods

• The pharaohs worshiped Atum in there temples .
• The poor worshiped Bes in there homes.
• There is over 100 god and goddess in ancient
  Egypt.

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Animals and food of ancient Egypt

• They had pigs, goats, ducks, cows, and geese.
• They grew fig trees, wheat, and barley.
• They had worshiped the cat more than any other
  animal.

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Art Artifacts

• They made the Pharaohs coffins out of gold and
  they also had pictures on them.
• They painted their wood with pictures of gods and
  goddesses.
• They made statues of their gods, goddesses, and
  rulers.

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Ancient Egypt crafts trades

• The Ancient Egyptians had many trades since they
  were on the Nile River.
• There trade is very profitable since they had the
  Nile.
• they had to make their trade boats by hand
  though.

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The End

• Http//www.ancientegypt.com
• The English British Museum
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• http//www.si.umich.edu
• http//www.iwebguest.com
• http//guardians.net/egypt/