Ancient Ancient EgyptEgypt

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GeographyGeography The ancient The ancient

Egyptians thought of Egyptians thought of Egypt as being Egypt as being divided into two divided into two types of land, the types of land, the 'black land' and the 'black land' and the 'red land'.'red land'.

The 'black land' was The 'black land' was the fertile land on the the fertile land on the banks of the Nile.banks of the Nile.

The 'red land' was The 'red land' was the the barrenbarren desert desert thatthat protected protected Egypt on two sides.Egypt on two sides.

PyramidsPyramids The ancient Egyptians built The ancient Egyptians built

pyramids as tombs for the pyramids as tombs for the pharaohspharaohs and their queens. The and their queens. The pharaohs were buried in pharaohs were buried in pyramids of many different pyramids of many different shapes and sizes from before shapes and sizes from before the beginning of the Old the beginning of the Old Kingdom to the end of the Kingdom to the end of the Middle Kingdom.Middle Kingdom.

There are about eighty There are about eighty pyramids known today from pyramids known today from ancient Egyptancient Egypt

The most well-known of these The most well-known of these pyramids was built for the pyramids was built for the pharaoh Khufu. pharaoh Khufu.

Women's Women's ClothingClothing The ancient Egypt made their own The ancient Egypt made their own

clothes from what their environment clothes from what their environment and nature gave them.and nature gave them.

The ancient Egyptians wore light The ancient Egyptians wore light clothes made from linenclothes made from linen..

Linen is made from flax - a plant which Linen is made from flax - a plant which was grown along the Nile.was grown along the Nile.

The picture below shows the flax The picture below shows the flax growing process.growing process.

Once harvested, the Once harvested, the flax was soaked in flax was soaked in water until soft. The water until soft. The soften flax was then soften flax was then separated into fibres separated into fibres which were beaten which were beaten before being spun into before being spun into thread which was then thread which was then woven into cloth.woven into cloth.

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