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Papyrus and Hieroglyphics

The Ancient Egyptians invented the first paper from the pith of the papyrus plant. The video shows how it is made.

How Papyrus was Made

Mum and Dad also visited this factory in Cairo and saw papyrus being made.

Ancient Egyptians wrote using hieroglyphics. There were 700 characters in their alphabet.

The first people settled on the banks of the River Nile around 8,000 years ago. They were hunters and fisherman who grew crops, raised animals, built villages and towns as well as boats to navigate the mighty river. There was no money in these days so they traded goods. By 3,000 B.C the Ancient Egyptian civilization was born.

Initially the kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt were separate only coming together under a powerful king in 3,100 B.C. The Kings, called Pharaohs, built massive temples, pyramids and other monuments, many of which can still be see today. Under the Pharaoh they started to conquer new lands. During this time the country was ruled by dynasties. There were 30 dynasties in total. However, by 1,000 B.C Egypt was divided into smaller parts. They were attacked and their territories taken over.

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LEGO Great Pyramid of Giza | Museum of Science and Industry

The Great Pyramid of Giza made of LEGO®

The Valley Of The Kings ,also known as The Valley Of The Gates is a valley in Egypt where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to the 11th century BC,rock cut tombs were excavated for the pharaohs and powerful nobles. Tutankamun was buried here.

Howard Carter was a British archaeologist and Egyptologist who became world-famous for discovering Tutankhamun in November 1922. He found a huge chambers with four rooms filled with everything King Tut would need in the afterlife. King Tut was buried in 3 sarcophagus. The 3rd or last one was made of pure gold. It took 17 years to go through all the items in the tomb and catalogue each item. 

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This a project that I completed on Ancient Egypt in 3rd Class with Mr Travers. I worked in it during the school closure due to snow. I really enjoyed working on it and used some of my ideas from here to create this project.

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Discover Egypt with Fionn

DISCOVER EGYPT WITH FIONN

Country Facts Egypt's History Ancient Egypt An Ancient Burial -Videolink

The Nile The Pyramids and the Great Sphinx Tutankhamun Valley of the Kings Papyrus and Hieroglyphics Lego Videos My 3rd Class Project.

Born: Amarna in 1341 B.C Died: Ancient Egypt,1324 BC Height: 1.8 meters

Tutankhamun or 'King Tut' is probably the most well known Egyptian pharoah. He was born a prince and was only 10 years old when, after the death of his father, he became a pharaoh and was called 'boy king'. King Tut got married but he and his wife did not have any children who survived. He died at the age of 19. Many people have tried to study King Tut's mummy to see the reason for his death, but no one has discovered the cause. King Tut was the last of his royal family to rule during the 18th dynasty.

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In 2004 my parents went on a trip to Egypt. They visited the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx. 

As you can see in the photo this pyramid is stepped. Mum and Dad said that Egypt was very hot and dry.

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THE PYRAMIDS AND THE GREAT SPHINX

The Sphinx was built to guard the tombs and scare of tomb raiders but sadly most of the tombs were still raided. It has the head of a man and a body of a lion.

The Nile was the reason that the farmers settled here around 5000 BC. the river was used for water,food and transport as well as making the soil in the area perfect for growing crops.

The ancient Egyptians also used the river for catching fish and the birds that came near it.

The Nile is approximately 4132 miles long (6650 km). That makes it the longest river in the world.

Since ancient Egyptian times, crocodiles have lived in the water,most measuring at 4 metres long

Ancient Egyptian Burial Customs

Egypt was home to one of the richest most, powerful civilisations. One of the most impressive things they left behind were the pryamids. 4500 years ago an architect called Imotep had the idea to mastabas (burial chambers) on top of one another. The result was what we now know as stepped. This was meant to help the Pharaoh climb the stairway to the afterlife. After the first stepped pyramid was constructed a Pharaoh called Snefru decided he wanted a smooth sided one for his tomb. This was difficult to achieve and Snefru had 3 pyramids built before he was satisfied. This is thought to be the first ever pyramid built and is known as the Red Pyramid. The next Pharaoh, Cufu, wanted his to be bigger and better. The result was the Great Pryamid of Giza.

Country Facts Arab Republic of Egypt Capital: Cairo Language: Egyptian Arabic Population: 100 million Currency: Egyptian Pound

Egypt is in the Northeast of Africa. It is bordered by the Gaza Strip, Israel, Libya and Sudan as well as the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Mount Catherine is the highest mountain in Egypt. The Sahara and Libyan Dessert make up most of the area of Egypt. The longest river in the world is the Nile and it runs through Egypt. Egypt is a very dry country that experiences natural hazards such as droughts, earthquakes, flash floods, landslides, windstorms, dust storms and sandstorms. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World , the Great Pyramid of Giza is in Egypt.

Pyramids were mainly built as tombs for pharaohs. The after life was extremely important. That is why they believed in mummification which is the preserving of a dead persons body. The bandages of an Ancient Egyptian mummy could stretch 1.6km when unwrapped! The alphabet contained more that 700 hieroglyphs. Cats were considered to be a sacred animal. It is thought that most families kept a cat as a pet. They loved playing boardgames. Senet was a popular game involving the throwing of sticks to see how many squares to move your piece on the board. They invented lots of things we still use today: paper, pens, locks and keys and even toothpaste!

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