Ancient Egypt

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Ancient Egypt

• Research Project by Mrs. Reads Class
• Highland Park Elementary
• May 2008
• Based on Mummies and Pyramids
• By Will Osborne and Mary Pope Osborne

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Farming in Egypt Page completed by Mrs. Reads
class as a group

• Black Land was great for farming. In July, the
  Nile River flooded. The floodwater dumped mud
  along the river. In November, farmers plowed and
  planted seeds in the rich, fertile soil that was
  full of things to help plants grow. In March they
  harvested a plentiful number of crops. It was
  better to farm in the Black Land than the desert.

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Mummiesby Andrew M.

• The first mummies were made by accident.
  They buried dead bodies in the desert. There, the
  bodies dried out in the hot sand and didnt
  decay. They became mummies. A mummy is a dead
  body that lasts. It is weird how they made
  mummies.

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Egyptian Craftspeopleby Elizabeth C.

• There were many skilled artists and
  craftspeople in Egypt. Painters decorated palaces
  and temples. Weavers wove cloth. It would be easy
  to weave. Shipbuilders built sailboats, barges,
  and boats with flat bottoms.

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Pyramidsby Hector M.

• It took many years and thousands of
  workers to build a pyramid. The wooden rollers
  were used to move giant stones over 4,000 pounds.
  They built large ramps to raise stones up. The
  work was done by slaves and farmers. They
  believed building the pyramids would help them
  get to the next life when they died.

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King TutankhamunBy Carlitos D.

• For many years Egyptologists searched
  for the tomb of a pharaoh. Tutankhamun was a boy
  king pharaoh when he was nine years old. Howard
  Carter searched for more than five years. In
  1922 Carter found steps buried beneath ancient
  huts. He began digging and found an entrance to a
  tomb. Howard Carter had a hard time looking for
  King Tutankhamuns tomb!

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Egyptian Religionby Sean W.

• Egyptian gods and goddesses are pictured in
  different ways. Some of them were ordinary men
  and women. Also some look like animals. There
  are some that are half-human and half-animals. I
  think it is strange that they had more than 1
  god.

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Egyptian Funeralsby Shervin S.

• Egyptian funerals were very big events.
  Mummies were taken in a tomb in a funeral
  procession. A funeral procession was sort of like
  a parade. The procession included family members,
  friends, priests, and servants. Families
  sometimes hired people to walk with them. Its
  strange how they held the casket in the
  procession.

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Egyptian Tombsby Tyler G.

• Egyptians filled tombs with everything they
  might need for the next life. Mummies were buried
  with clothes, sandals, and fans. They also put
  make-up, wigs, combs, and mirrors in tombs. They
  needed food and drinks for the next life. I think
  they didnt need the stuff for the next life.