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How old it the Egyptian civilization?

Around 5000 years ago the ancient Egyptians established an extraordinary and enduring civilisation. Enter their world.

The Ancient Egyptians as we know them lived between 2,000 to 7,000 years ago.

the beginning or dawning of civilized Egypt, with small examples of seed gathering, basic farming technologies and ritualistic burials.

How did the people live in ancient Egypt?

Ancient Egyptians lived in either lower Egypt or upper Egypt. Most Egyptians were farmers.They farmed on the bank of Nile. Nile flooded between July and September and left a layer of alluvial soil. They lived in houses, made of mud bricks .

Who are pharaohs ? Who was king Tut?

Pharaoh was the head of country and had the highest social status. he was the ruler and religious leader of the country. Ancient Egyptians believed that he was the incarnation of God and could communiacate with gods.

the most well known of famous Egyptian pharaohs is Tutankhamen, commonly referred to as King Tut. The mysterious death of this boy king has interested the world since his tomb was first discovered in 1922. Only 18 when he died, it is speculated that both is wife and grandfather might have played key roles in the mysterious and probably fatal blow to the back of his head.

Tutankhamen aka King Tut

• The PHAROAH was at the top of the social hierarchy.

Ancient Egypt achieved stability through the co-operation of all levels of the population.

• Under them were the HIGH PRIESTS, followed by ROYAL OVERSEERS (administrators) who ensured that the 42 DISTRICT GOVERNORS carried out the pharaoh's orders.

• Next to him, the most powerful officers were the VIZIERS, the executive heads of the bureaucracy.

• At the bottom of the hierarchy were the SCRIBES, ARTISANS, FARMERS, and LABORERS.

How many pyramids are known today from ancient Egypt? Why were they built?

There are actually over 100 pyramids in Egypt, many of which are relatively unknown to anyone who is not an ancient Egypt enthusiast.

The German Egyptologist Karl Richard Lepsius (1810-84) produced the first modern list of pyramids in 1842. He identified 67. A great many more have since been discovered, in November 2008 118...

the pyramids were built by Egyptian workmen for their pharaoh. Pyramids had many rooms, dead ends, and endless hallways built to confuse any grave robbers hoping to fing the tomb of the deceased king and steal his riches.

What kinds of craftsmen were there in an ancient Egypt?

Apart from the pyramids, EGYPTIAN BUILDINGS were decorated with PAINTINGS, CARVED STONE IMAGES, HIEROGLYPHS, and THREE-DIMENSIONAL STATUES. The art tells the story of the pharaohs, the gods, the common people and the natural world of plants, birds and animals.

What were Hieroglyphics?

"Hieroglyphic" is from Greek roots meaning "sacred carving."

Egyptians and other ancient cultures that had not developed a written language used hieroglyphic pictures to represent words, numbers, or sounds.

Hieroglyphics was found in Ancient Egypt in 3000 BCE. Hieroglyphics was discovered by Jean Francois Champlain. Jean Francois Champlain discovered that how to read hieroglyphics

Then hieroglyphs were only used for religious things

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MATHEMATICS: Although the Egyptians lacked the symbol for zero, they calculated numbers based on the DECIMAL and the repetitive (numbers based on the POWER OF 10). The following signs were used to represent numbers in the decimal system

1 10 100 1000 10,000 100,000 1,000,000

Numbers were usually written LEFT TO RIGHT, starting with the highest denominator. For example, in the number 2,525 the first number to appear on the left would be 2000, then 500, 20 and 5, as follows:

The Egyptians did not develop abstract mathematical formulas. They used the simple arithmetic of ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION

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