Ancient egyptians 6thA

The Ancient Egyptians lived between the years 4000BC and 500BC, in the dry, hot country along the River Nile.

The Egyptians lived in the banks of the River Nile

The Temple of Amun

is at Thebes

Every July, the river flooded and the farmers grew their crops in rich, fertile mud which the flood left behind.

It is the name of the massive triangular building that were built in Egypt thousands of years ago.

It is the name of a mythical beast that the Egyptians portrayed in stone. It has the body of a lion and the head of a person.

Most Egyptian children didn't go to school. Boys learned from their father's trade and girls helped their mothers. Rich children had a tutor or went to school .They learned to read and write on paper made from papyrus reeds. They used picture writing called hieroglyphics.

THE EGYPTIAN STREETS WERE FILTHY BECAUSE PEOPLE THREW THE RUBBISH TO THE STREETS.

THE HOUSES WERE SEVERAL FLOORS UP BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT MUCH SPACE FOR BUILDDING DUE TO THE NARROW VALLEY OF THE RIVER NILE.

Ancient Egyptian houses had mud bricks. Houses had several floors because the river Nile was very narrow.

People in Egypt loved hunting birds and enjoying themselves.

Egyptians knew about the heart and nervous system. They passed their knowledge from dads to sons.

Inside the tomb were

clothes, weapons, furniture and

treasures the king needed for his

life after death.

• When the king died, his body

was preserved and wrapped in linen. This

was called a mummy.

The burial of a kingThe burial of a king

• The king was buried 70 days after death. His funeral procession included priests, priestesses and paid mourners

Sometimes robbers would try to break into the sealed tomb and steal the treasures which were buried with the king.

Egyptians wore cool clothes made of linen. The men wore short tunics and the women wore long tunics with shoulder straps.

•Egyptian men wore short tunics and the women wore long tunics. Both men and women made-up their faces. When it was hot children usually wore no clothes. Hair styles were different for boys and girls: boys had shaved heads with a single lock of hair and girls wore several plaits.

Egyptians wore cool clothes

made of linen.

In hot weather, children often wore no clothes.

Egyptians loved hunting. They hunted on land from chariots and in water from boats.

They used harpoons to catch hippopotamus.

They played with toys made of wood and ivory. Some of their favorite games were wrestling and fencing with wooden swords

The Egyptians hunted on land from chariots and in water from boats . Here they are catching an hippopotamus with

harpoons and ropes.

Rich people had great parties with lots of food and drink . Servant and slaves served them . Singers ,dancers, acrobats , jugglers entertained the guests.

1.-This word starts with an “A”. It is the name of the continent in which Egypt is located. It’s Africa.

2. The name of de capital city is Cairo.

It is the name of a very dry environment. Much of Egypt is this type of land: It is a desert.

It is the name of a common domesticated (tame) animal that the ancient Egyptians revered : it is a cat.

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Sometimes a picture stood for a sound and several picture made a word.