Egypt

• Ramses III• Hatshepsut• King Sneferu

• How did they make pyramids?

• Who or what was the Nile River named after?

Hatshepsut

Hatshepsut was the first wife and queen of Thutmose II. They ruled Egypt until from 1518 BC until Thutmose II died in 1504 BC.

When Thutmose II died, Hatshepsut proclaimed herself Pharaoh, making her the first woman to rule Ancient Egypt. She remained in power until 1484 BC.

Ramses III

• Ramses III was the last of the great rulers of Ancient Egypt. His death was followed by centuries of weakness and the Egyptian empire was ruled by foreigners.

King Sneferu

King Sneferu, Khufu's father, built the Bent pyramid. The building gene must have run in the family because Khufu built a pyramid, the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Khufu must have been a great organizer and commander to get so many people together to build such an amazing pyramid. That’s probably why it was named as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

How did they make the pyramids?Step 1: Level out the sand where the pyramid is going to be built. Do this so that the base of the pyramid will be even. This will make the base more stable.

Step 2: Make stone blocks from the Nile River. Do this by gathering clay from the Nile River and shape it with a trowel so that the sides of the blocks will have a flat surface.

Step 3: Bake the shaped blocks in the sun. Do this by placing a block in the sun and letting it sit until the clay hardens.

Step 4: Put the blocks together to form a square base. Do this by taking the blocks and putting them side by side to make one of the pyramid’s layers look like a square. To hold the blocks together, put mud between them and let it dry. Drill holes into the blocks and put pegs into them to hold the blocks together. Do this just in case the dried mud does not hold the blocks together.

Step 5: Build a triangular structure. Do this by making the structure a triangular shape with four sides leading to the top of it.

Bibliography

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Who or what was the Nile River named after?

The ancient Egyptians called the river Ar or Aur, meaning "black," because of the black sediment left behind after the frequent river floods. The ancient Greeks called the river Kem, which translates into "black" as well. But it is as Nile that we know this river today. Nile comes from the Greek Neilos, which means "river valley.“

Wacky Facts About Mummies• Two million blocks of stone were used to build each pyramid. Groups of

workers would drag the cut stones up ramps of mud. New ramps were added as the pyramid grew.

• Grave robbers sometimes set mummies on fire to light up the tombs they looted!