EGYPT

4th Stop on our Trip Around the World

A Quick Video to Begin!

• Welcome to Egypt

Locate Egypt

Egypt

• Most of Egypt is desert• Only an estimated 2 inches of rain falls each year

The Great Sphinx of Giza

The Nile River

• The longest river in the world- 4,000 miles long

Egypt and the Pyramids From Space

The Pyramids from the Ground (approx. 450 feet

tall!)

Virtual Tour of Egyptian Pyramids

• http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/explore-ancient-egypt.html –Look at

• Khufu from top and inside• The Great Sphinx of Giza

Blog about your Experience

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• Blog about your experiences at the Egyptian pyramids

• Include photos and videos of Egypt

Egypt

• Ancient Egyptians believed in an afterlife when someone died. 

• Mummification helped someone reach the afterlife as they thought that, in order to have an afterlife, the dead person would have to repossess his or her body. 

• Egyptians believed that the only way to do this was if the body was recognizable.

• Mummification was mainly done to wealthy people as poorer people could not afford the process. 

The Mummification Process

1) Pull brain out of nose using a hook2) Make a cut on the left side of the body near the tummy3) Remove all internal organs4) Let the internal organs dry5) Place the lungs, intestines, stomach and liver inside canopic jars6) Place the heart back inside the body7) Rinse inside of body with wine and spices8) Cover the corpse with salt for 70 days9) After 40 days stuff the body with linen or sand to give it a more

human shape10) After the 70 days wrap the body from head to toe in bandages11) Place in coffin

* If the person had been a Pharaoh, he would be placed inside his special burial chamber with lots of treasure!

References

• http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/explore-ancient-egypt.html • http://toptravellists.net/the-sphinx-egypt-hd.html • www.holidays-uncovered.co.uk• http://www.touregypt.net/egypt-info/magazine-mag05012001-mag

f4a.htm

• http://gallery.hd.org/_c/places-and-sights/_more2001/_more07/Egypt-Cairo-cityscape-Nile-river-2-BG.jpg.html

• https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/286612756801650688/photo/1

• archaeology.about.com