Ancient Egypt

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Pyramids

♦The pyramids were built as tombs for the Pharaoh’s when they died.

♦The pyramids were made of limestone and just normal stone

Pharaoh

♦The pharaoh is the king of Egypt

♦To become a pharaoh your father needs to be the pharaoh so you need to be in the royal family or have “royal blood”

Burial Customs

♦Egyptians burry the dead so they could live the “afterlife”

♦The pharaohs would be placed in a tomb in a pyramid after their death

♦Egyptians wrap the dead in lintin

Hierogliphics

♦Hierogliphics were how the Egyptians wrote

♦We spell thing differently now then they did back then

Famous Pharaohs

♦Kufu: He build the tallest pyramid

♦Ramses 11: He had over 900 kids

♦King Tut: He was a pharaoh at the age of 8 and sadly died at the age of 18

Interesting Facts

♦Egyptian children didnt wear cloths until their teenagers

♦Egyptians hated body hair so they shaved off their eyebrows and the top of their heads

Pictures

Egyptian Gods

♦Ra:

♦He was the god of the sun

♦People looked up to him and made different things in his honor

Bibliography

♦My head

♦Answers.com

♦Ancientegypt.com