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Images are used with permission from: IP Ancient Egypt was one of the most powerful ~
| civilizations in the history of the world. Lasting for
over 3,000 years, from 3150 BC. to 30 BC. They
lived along the Nile River in northeast Africa.
Around 700 BC., the Ancient
Egyptian Empire began to
weaken. Other civilizations
began to conquer it. First was
the Assyrian Empire, then the
Persian Empire and then
Alexander the Great of Greece.
Finally, the Romans came in 30
BC. and Egypt became a
province of Rome. The Ankh is one of the most important symbols
of ancient Egypt. Representing the key of life or
the key to the afterlife, this design was used in
artwork, decorations and jewelry.
In artwork, this symbol is usually
seen being held in the fingers of a
god or goddess.
Ankhs were made From lots of
different materials including bronze,
wood, gold, stone and ceramic.
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ie The Eye of Horus is a symbol of sacrifice, healing,
regeneration, and protection in ancient Egypt.
Horus was known as the god of the sky and was
usually depicted as a falcon.
Also known as the Wedjat Eye, this important
symbol was of ten painted on boats to protect
them on their journey against shipwrecks and
storms.
7 _ This symbol was also used as a
measuring system. Each of the six
parts are translated into a
Fraction measurement.
© won 323) Tutankhamun, also Known as King Tut, is a well-
known Egyptian Pharoah. He became pharaoh
after his Father died, when he was around the age
oF nine.
His Father had become unpopular with the people,
so King Tut tried #e.repair the damage that his
sil, Farrier had caused.
King Tut died, possibly From a leg
wound.
In 1922, his tomb was: @eund with in
the Valley of the Kings, with 5,000
items inside ft.
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Pyramids were built as burial places and
monuments to the Pharaohs, who wed be buried
deep inside with all the things they wouid need to do
well in the afterlife.
The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the largest of
all the Egyptian pyramids. It: is in a complex of
pyramids that includes the “aid of Khafre and
The Pyramid of # Me pe
When First built, tt stood at
480 Feet tall, but due to
erosion, it now stands at 455
Feet Tall. “The Egyptians took the afterlife very seriously, so to
help a person have a great afterlife, they needed to
preserve the body properly.
The process of mummification was the
way they preserved the skin and flesh of
acorpse. This whole process took about
70 days to complete.
After removing all the internal organs,
except the heart, they would fill in the
body with sawdust or linen, draw out all
of the moisture, then wrap it in layers of
linen. It would then be placed in a wooden or stoné
container known as a sarcophagus.
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Ancient Egyptians used pictures to write. These
pictures are called hieroglyphics. This Form of
writing involved hundreds of different picture
symbols that represented sounds or entire words.
With this type of writing, the manuscript would be
beautiful to read and look like art. No punctuation
was used at all. The only people who were trained to
write, were the scribes and the priests. Anui#s was one of the gods of the Egyptians. He
was the Protector of the gates to the
underworld, Known as the god of the dead.
He looks like a man with the head of 4 jackal
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| the Flooding of the Nile. Osiris was a wise and
Due to being the god of the dead, f= -
was associated with murnamification ~
and burial rites.
The Egyptians believed that he helped
decided the Fate of the dead in the
afterlife.
gentle pharaoh. His bretrer Seth was the god of
violence. Seth wanted #3.5e pharaoh, so he
murdered Osiris.
Isis was the wife of Osiris. After
mourning him, she recovered his body
and used her great magic to give
him new life.
From then on, he was considered the ruler $34
of the underworld. It is said that he grants}
people life after death in the underworld.
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a eel often drawn with a headdress
Rh that losis like a throne.
MA GD According To some, the annual
& Ss) Flooding of the Nile River was
Vo Se” caused by the tears Isis wept
8 For Osiris).
_ Isis is associates wit)
motherhood, fertiliiy, ehiidren,
magic and nature.
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Her family had ruled Egypt For 300
years. After her Father died, the throne
was left to her and her younger
brother to co-rule.
She was one of a few Ptolemies to learn
Egyptian, as many of her Family chose
To speak their native Greek instead.
Cleopatra was a popular ruler as she
embraced the Egyptian culture and
country prospered under her rule.
‘Sthe sharaohs set up in Egypt by
iexa@vedler the Great.
il | Nefertiti was a queen of Ancient Egypt. Her name ‘|
means ‘the beautiful one has come.’ She was the
wife of Akhenaton. They had six daughters.
Nefertiti was a powerful ruler that led with her
husband. There are many pictures of her showing
her performing religious rites and making offerings.
No® enuch is Known about her early
life, and then after her husband dies,
Nefertiti seems to disapzear From
The record books.
No one knows for sure what
happened to her.
be carved out of a oth hae
This statue consists of a head of
leved to be of the pharaoh
rear and at a height of 66
With traces of red, blue and yellow
paint on the statue, it is believed that
the statue was probably painted. I” The Nile River is the longest river in the world It |
Flows into the Mediterranean Sea.
Many animals and birds, including crocodiles, turtles
and baboons live in and near this river.
It was a source of
wealth for the Egyptian
people. It was used For
transportation, for its
a's water and its soil.
‘pip’ | Each year the river would
Hl
fit
) Flood, which provided rich,
Fertile soil For growing
Food.
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“Since most of the mqjor cities in Ancient Egypt were”
located on the banks of the Nile River, they Egyptians
built canoes to use for Transportation along the
river.
They made small boats out of the papyrus plant
which worked great for Fishing and short trips.
They were steered with oars and a pole.
Over time, they progressed into making large boats
made From wood that had a sail, before moving onto
building cargo ships.